oppressive
adjectiveHow many syllables in oppressive?
There are 3 syllables in the word oppressive.Divide oppressive into syllables:
op · pres · sive
How to pronounce oppressive:
Definition of oppressive:
- oppressive (adjective):
- cruel, harsh, or tyrannical
- unreasonably burdensome or severe
- weighing heavily on the senses or spirit.
Synonyms for oppressive:
authoritarian
autocratic
bitter
bleak
brutal
burdensome
coercive
cruel
despotic
dictatorial
domineering
draconian
excruciating
forbidding
grievous
grim
hard
harsh
heavy
high-handed
imperious
inhospitable
inhuman
murderous
onerous
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Antonyms for oppressive:
accepting
accessible
accommodating
accountable
acquiescent
advantageous
affable
agreeable
all heart
allowing
altruistic
amenable
amiable
amicable
approachable
attentive
balmy
bearable
beneficent
benevolent
benign
benignant
big-hearted
bleeding-heart
breezy
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- finalize
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