All oppressive synonyms

adjective oppressive

• close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
• muggy — (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and close.
• stifling — suffocating; oppressively close: the stifling atmosphere of the cavern.
• sticky — having the property of adhering, as glue; adhesive.
• airless — If a place is airless, there is no fresh air in it.
• sultry — oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
• torrid — subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
• overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
• steam bath — a bath of steam, usually in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself.
• steamy — consisting of or resembling steam.
• stuffy — close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
• crushing — A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
• distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
• stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
• uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
• worrying — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• troubling — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
• domineering — inclined to rule arbitrarily or despotically; overbearing; tyrannical: domineering parents.
• tyrannical — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
• repressive — tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.
• unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
• despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
• overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
• unjust — not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
• harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
• overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
• brutal — A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
• burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
• depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
• dictatorial — Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator.
• heavy-handed — oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.
• inhuman — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
• onerous — burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
• backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
• bleak — If a situation is bleak, it is bad, and seems unlikely to improve.
• confining — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
• demanding — A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.
• depressive — Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed.
• discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• disheartening — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
• dismal — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
• dispiriting — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
• exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
• exigent — Pressing ; demanding.
• gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
• grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
• grinding — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
• headache — a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
• heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.