Antonyms for oppressiveness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-pres-iv

Phonetic Transcription : əˈprɛs ɪv

Definition of oppressiveness

Origin : 1640s, from Medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress-, past participle stem of opprimere (see oppress). Related: Oppressively; oppressiveness.

As in sultriness : noun mugginess
As in humidity : noun very damp weather

Example sentences :

In its times of least oppressiveness it was an enormity, if he were innocent.
Extract from : « Sir Walter Ralegh » by William Stebbing

He got the feeling of being expected to contribute to the oppressiveness of the occasion.
Extract from : « Fidelity » by Susan Glaspell

For a moment the stillness seemed tangible in its oppressiveness.
Extract from : « Phases of an Inferior Planet » by Ellen Glasgow

In order to give you a faint idea of the oppressiveness of our etiquette, I shall mention a few examples.
Extract from : « Letters of a Javanese Princess » by Raden Adjeng Kartini

He had no doubt of the oppressiveness of Republican rule, and the need of shaking it off by vigorous measures.
Extract from : « The Negro and the Nation » by George S. Merriam

The midsummer sun was now high in the heavens, with just a little stir in the air to temper its warmth and oppressiveness.
Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett

There was no suggestion of oppressiveness in the air and a windsail was not necessary to keep the cabin fresh and cool.
Extract from : « In the Track of the Trades » by Lewis R. Freeman

The kind of emotion which this examination, joined to the oppressiveness of the air, occasioned, was choking the baron.
Extract from : « A Romance of the West Indies » by Eugne Sue

The oppressiveness of people who hold a great many things sacred, and cannot bear that they should be jested about, is very great.
Extract from : « Joyous Gard » by Arthur Christopher Benson

The dew-point is a matter of really vital consequence in the question of the oppressiveness of the atmosphere or its reverse.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 » by Various

Synonyms for oppressiveness

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