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(rɪpresɪv)
adjective
A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force.
[disapproval]
The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
Synonyms: oppressive, tough, severe, absolute More Synonyms of repressive
repressively adverb [ADVERB with verb]
...the country, which had been repressively ruled for ten years.

repressive in British English

(rɪˈprɛsɪv)
adjective
1. 
acting to control, suppress, or restrain
2. 
subjecting people, a society, etc, to a state of subjugation
Derived forms
repressively (reˈpressively)
adverb
repressiveness (reˈpressiveness)
noun

Examples of 'repressive' in a sentence
repressive

Millions were given to police forces in repressive countries where crime and corruption then rose.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Such is the repressive power of the educational establishment and its mindset.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Yet a repressive government has insulation from domestic discontent.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Such nonsense could be spoken only by those who have not suffered under repressive regimes.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
It is the music that is banned by repressive regimes.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
California promises him a little breathing room and the chance to live in a slightly less repressive society.
Christianity Today (2000)
They also want all prisoners detained during the revolution to be released and for the repressive emergency law to be repealed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The artists often reference repressive governments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His effort to reform his country 's extremely repressive political system was initially cautious and reluctant.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Having changed his mind, he has imposed an increasingly repressive regime.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He had not lifted the repressive emergency laws that he had used to maintain his regime in power for 30 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Being the unofficial public relations representative for one of the world's most repressive regimes is about as demanding as it gets.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By 1926, all vestiges of democracy had been wiped out through repressive laws and brutal violence.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
Here, too, the army for most of its history has been the controlling element in repressive government.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
So be it, if it's bought for the dinner party conversation at the home of an oligarch in a repressive country.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many of them prefer to work anonymously, especially those who work on controversial issues or who live in countries with repressive governments '.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
repressive

British English: repressive ADJECTIVE
A repressive government is one that restricts people's freedom and controls them by using force.
The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
  • American English: repressive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: repressivo
  • Chinese: > 镇压的政府
  • European Spanish: represivo
  • French: répressif
  • German: repressiv
  • Italian: repressivo
  • Japanese: 弾圧的な
  • Korean: 억압하는
  • European Portuguese: repressivo
  • Latin American Spanish: represivo

(adjective) 
The regime was unpopular and repressive.
Synonyms
oppressive
The new laws will be as oppressive as those they replace.
tough
severe
This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.
absolute
the doctrine of absolute monarchy
harsh
a prison where conditions are particularly harsh
authoritarian
There was a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
dictatorial
He suspended the constitution and assumed dictatorial powers.
coercive
tyrannical
Tyrannical dictators rarely last for long.
despotic
The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
Opposites
democratic
,
liberal
,
libertarian

Additional synonyms

in the sense of absolute
the doctrine of absolute monarchy
Synonyms
autocratic,
supreme,
unlimited,
autonomous,
arbitrary,
dictatorial,
all-powerful,
imperious,
domineering,
tyrannical,
despotic,
absolutist,
tyrannous,
autarchical
in the sense of authoritarian
Definition
insisting on strict obedience to authority
There was a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
Synonyms
strict,
severe,
absolute,
harsh,
rigid,
autocratic,
dictatorial,
dogmatic,
imperious,
domineering,
unyielding,
tyrannical,
disciplinarian,
despotic,
doctrinaire
in the sense of despotic
The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.
Synonyms
tyrannical,
authoritarian,
dictatorial,
absolute,
arrogant,
oppressive,
autocratic,
imperious,
domineering,
monocratic

Synonyms of 'repressive'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dictatorial
Definition
of or pertaining to a dictator
He suspended the constitution and assumed dictatorial powers.
Synonyms
absolute,
unlimited,
totalitarian,
autocratic,
unrestricted,
tyrannical,
despotic
in the sense of harsh
Definition
severe and difficult to cope with
a prison where conditions are particularly harsh
Synonyms
severe,
hard,
tough,
grim,
stark,
stringent,
austere,
Spartan,
inhospitable,
comfortless,
bare-bones
in the sense of severe
Definition
strict or harsh in the treatment of others
This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.
Synonyms
strict,
hard,
harsh,
cruel,
rigid,
relentless,
drastic,
oppressive,
austere,
Draconian,
unrelenting,
inexorable,
pitiless,
unbending,
iron-handed
in the sense of tyrannical
Definition
of or like a tyrant
Tyrannical dictators rarely last for long.
Synonyms
oppressive,
cruel,
authoritarian,
dictatorial,
severe,
absolute,
unreasonable,
arbitrary,
unjust,
autocratic,
inhuman,
coercive,
imperious,
domineering,
overbearing,
magisterial,
despotic,
high-handed,
peremptory,
overweening,
tyrannous
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