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oppressive |
Grep of noun oppressive oppressiveness Overview of adj oppressive The adj oppressive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. oppressive -- (weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows") 2. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous -- (marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights") Antonyms of adj oppressive 2 senses of oppressive Sense 1 oppressive INDIRECT (VIA heavy) -> light Sense 2 oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous INDIRECT (VIA domineering) -> submissive Similarity of adj oppressive 2 senses of oppressive Sense 1 oppressive => heavy (vs. light) Sense 2 oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous => domineering (vs. submissive) Attributes of adj oppressive Familiarity of adj oppressive oppressive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj oppressive oppressive Overview of adj oppressive The adj oppressive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. oppressive -- (weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows") 2. oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannous -- (marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights")
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