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Another word for oppressive

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Adjective

  1. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength

    See also:

    heavy

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Another word for oppressive

Modifier

  1. Difficult to bear

    See also:

    severe

    onerous

    difficult

    autocratic

  2. Weighing on the senses or spirits

    See also:

    onerous

    dismal

    close

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Sentence Examples

  • is intended to prevent the king from collecting the money owing to him in an oppressive manner.

  • above sea-level, in which the heat is most oppressive at times and the nights are unpleasantly cold.

  • The tithe was an oppressive form of taxation, as were the various fees pp ?

  • Oppressive taxation and unblushing nepotism were Clement's great faults.

  • In March snow still lies deep in the Tsaidam passes, while Wellby found the heat oppressive in June at 16,000 ft.

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