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Antonyms for oppressive

Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-pres-iv
Phonetic Transcription : əˈprɛs ɪv

Definition of oppressive

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Medieval Latin oppressivus, from oppress-, past participle stem of opprimere (see oppress). Related: Oppressively; oppressiveness.
  • adj overwhelming, repressive
  • adj hot and humid
Example sentences :
  • There the flush and bloom of newness were oppressive to the right-minded.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • If formed on equal and just principles, it can not be oppressive.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Not a sound disturbed the oppressive quiet, not the quiver of a twig.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The day was sultry, and the heat, even in the dense shade of the jungle, oppressive.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • His wristbands and collar were oppressive; his voice and manner were oppressive.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The silence of the Lowlands is as heavy and oppressive as its air.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • The sun was overhead, the heat was great, the odour was oppressive.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • An oppressive burden was lifted from his mind and conscience.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The weather was oppressive and he had talked too much to the young men at the brasserie.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • The oppressive silence was broken by a prodigious sigh from Ruggles.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

Synonyms for oppressive

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