oppressive

English Thesaurus

1. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all)

similar	:	domineering,
definition	:	tending to domineer (adj.all)

2. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit (adj.all)

similar	:	heavy,
definition	:	marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness (adj.all)

3. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	oppression, oppressiveness,
definition	:	a feeling of being oppressed (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	autocrat, despot, tyrant,
definition	:	a cruel and oppressive dictator (noun.person)

derivation	:	tyrant,
definition	:	any person who exercises power in a cruel way (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolutism, despotism, tyranny,
definition	:	dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)

derivation	:	crush, oppress, suppress,
definition	:	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)

derivation	:	oppress, persecute,
definition	:	cause to suffer (verb.social)

4. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit (adj.all)

derivation	:	burdensomeness, heaviness, onerousness, oppressiveness,
definition	:	unwelcome burdensome difficulty (noun.attribute)

5. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	oppression, oppressiveness,
definition	:	a feeling of being oppressed (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	autocrat, despot, tyrant,
definition	:	a cruel and oppressive dictator (noun.person)

derivation	:	tyrant,
definition	:	any person who exercises power in a cruel way (noun.person)

derivation	:	absolutism, despotism, tyranny,
definition	:	dominance through threat of punishment and violence (noun.state)

derivation	:	crush, oppress, suppress,
definition	:	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority (verb.social)

derivation	:	oppress, persecute,
definition	:	cause to suffer (verb.social)

6. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit (adj.all)

derivation	:	burdensomeness, heaviness, onerousness, oppressiveness,
definition	:	unwelcome burdensome difficulty (noun.attribute)