Synonyms for repressive

Most common

restrictive · inhibitory

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Adjective

Antonyms

liberal, permissive, tolerant

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive

Example sentences

• restrictive I find the concept of Globish restrictive and unreal.
• inhibitory Alcohol muddled part of the man's brain that usually handles inhibitory actions.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters

inhibitory⁵

11 letters

restrictive³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inhibitory⁵ = 5 syllables).