Antonyms for repressive
rɪˈprɛs ɪvre·pres·sive

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1. inhibitory, repressive, repressingadjective

   restrictive of action

   "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

   Synonyms:
   inhibitory, repressing

How to use repressive in a sentence?

1. Berta Soler:

   President Obama has made a mistake, this is going to benefit the Cuban government, strengthening and equipping its repressive machine.

2. The UIAF statement:

   Participants recognized the importance of international coordination to combat illicit finance networks that support President Maduro's repressive regime.

3. Devin Nunes:

   One week in, it's clear that TMTG has assembled a robust team of world-class patriots committed to developing TRUTH Social and displacing Big Tech's repressive hold on the digital public square, our team is excited to be in the final stages of development on this critical platform.

4. Leopoldo Lopez:

   This isn't (just) a dictatorship -- this is a repressive dictatorship.

5. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein:

   This demonstrates the pervasiveness of the structures and institutional cultures that created the repressive environment of the past and highlights the importance of much more fundamental security-sector reforms.

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