Synonyms 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"

   Synonyms:
   inhibitory, repressing

   Antonyms:
   unrestrictive

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1. List of paraphrases for "repressive":

   oppressive, repression, punitive, suppression, suppressive, law-enforcement, oppression

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How to use repressive in a sentence?

1. Jack Nicholson:

   JACK NICHOLSON: My point of view, while extremely cogent, is unpopular. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Which is? JACK NICHOLSON: That the repressive nature of the legalities vis-a-vis drugs are destroying the legal system and corrupting the police system. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Let's talk about acting for a minute.

2. Brett Schaefer:

   There is no doubt there are instances of diplomats behaving badly and the more repressive and dictatorial the government is, the more they feel like they can get away with that type of reprehensible behavior.

3. Rachel Maddow:

   MSNBC's Trump-bashing prime time host Rachel Maddow suggested Trump should never have granted Kim a meeting. I don't think we should sugarcoat what the president has done here by agreeing to this meeting. North Korea is the most repressive dictatorship on Earth, arguably.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I don't think we should be negotiating with a repressive regime.

5. Joaquin Humberto:

   At first when people here saw our government identity cards it was hard for them to greet us, the state was seen more as an enemy than an ally. It was seen as repressive, its only presence was the police who went in with guns.