repressive[adjective]Synonyms: oppressive, absolute, authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧pres‧sive /rɪˈpresɪv/
adjective1. a repressive government or law controls people in a cruel and severe way
Synonym : oppressive:
a repressive regime
repressive measures2. not allowing the expression of feelings or desires, especially sexual ones
—repressively adverb—repressiveness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲