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Synonyms for "oppressive" in English

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  1. oppressive:
  2. oppress:

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Detailed Synonyms for oppressive in English

oppressive:

oppressive adj

  1. oppressive
    oppressive
  2. oppressive
    heavy; oppressive; burdensome; oppressing
  3. oppressive
    – marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior 1
    oppressive; tyrannical; tyrannous
    – marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior 1
    • oppressive adj
      • the oppressive government1
      • oppressive laws1
    • tyrannical adj
      • a tyrannical parent1
    • tyrannous adj
      • tyrannous disregard of human rights1
  4. oppressive
    – weighing heavily on the senses or spirit 1
    oppressive
    – weighing heavily on the senses or spirit 1
    • oppressive adj
      • the atmosphere was oppressive1
      • oppressive sorrows1

Related Words for "oppressive":

  • oppressiveness, oppressively, oppress

Alternate Synonyms for "oppressive":


Related Definitions for "oppressive":

  1. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior1
    • the oppressive government1
    • oppressive laws1
  2. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit1
    • the atmosphere was oppressive1
    • oppressive sorrows1

oppress:

to oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)

  1. to oppress
    to oppress; to truss up; to gag
    • oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • truss up verbe (trusses up, trussed up, trussing up)
    • gag verbe (gags, gagged, gagging)
  2. to oppress
    to clamp; to oppress; to gag
    • clamp verbe (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • gag verbe (gags, gagged, gagging)
  3. to oppress
    to frighten; to oppress; to disquiet; to alarm
    • frighten verbe (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • disquiet verbe (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
    • alarm verbe (alarms, alarmed, alarming)
  4. to oppress
    to oppress
    • oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
  5. to oppress
    – come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 1
    to crush; to suppress; to oppress
    – come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 1
    • crush verbe (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • suppress verbe (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
      • The government oppresses political activists1
  6. to oppress
    – cause to suffer 1
    to persecute; to oppress
    – cause to suffer 1
    • persecute verbe (persecutes, persecuted, persecuting)
      • Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union1
    • oppress verbe (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)

Conjugations for oppress:

present
  1. oppress
  2. oppress
  3. oppresses
  4. oppress
  5. oppress
  6. oppress
simple past
  1. oppressed
  2. oppressed
  3. oppressed
  4. oppressed
  5. oppressed
  6. oppressed
present perfect
  1. have oppressed
  2. have oppressed
  3. has oppressed
  4. have oppressed
  5. have oppressed
  6. have oppressed
past continuous
  1. was oppressing
  2. were oppressing
  3. was oppressing
  4. were oppressing
  5. were oppressing
  6. were oppressing
future
  1. shall oppress
  2. will oppress
  3. will oppress
  4. shall oppress
  5. will oppress
  6. will oppress
continuous present
  1. am oppressing
  2. are oppressing
  3. is oppressing
  4. are oppressing
  5. are oppressing
  6. are oppressing
subjunctive
  1. be oppressed
  2. be oppressed
  3. be oppressed
  4. be oppressed
  5. be oppressed
  6. be oppressed
diverse
  1. oppress!
  2. let's oppress!
  5. oppressed
  6. oppressing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "oppress":


Alternate Synonyms for "oppress":


Related Definitions for "oppress":

  1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority1
    • The government oppresses political activists1
  2. cause to suffer1







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