Oppressive

Definition:

• (a.) Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
• (a.) Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.
• (a.) Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe.

Compare oppressive with other words:

oppressive vs. sad

burdensome vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. scalding

dictatorial vs. oppressive

inoppressive vs. oppressive

gripingly vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. smotheringly

harsh vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. overbearing

despotic vs. oppressive

burdenous vs. oppressive

liberticide vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. repressive

khamaseen vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. tyrannous

domineering vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. suppressive

oppressive vs. tyrannical

communism vs. oppressive

humid vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. overwhelming

intense vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. spirit

heavily vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. power

oppressive vs. unjust

exercising vs. oppressive

bear vs. oppressive

difficult vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. tyrant

muggy vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. redress

incubus vs. oppressive

draconian vs. oppressive

oppressive vs. ponderous

close vs. oppressive