Synonyms of repressive

repressive

adjective

as in unemotional

Related Words

• unemotional
• unimpressive
• unaffecting

Dissimilar Words

• cathartic
• emotional
• impressive
• moving
• poignant
• purifying
• expressive
• cleansing
• stirring
• purificatory
• significant
• meaningful
• touching
• eloquent
• affecting
• impactful

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repressive

Her Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, the head of the state’s repressive apparatus, receives American military officers in Caracas even as Washington maintains a $25 million bounty on his head. — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

Worse, many of the 92 autocracies around the world are becoming more repressive. — José Kaire, Fortune, 19 July 2026

To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes and held an open competition to fund groups to work in those countries. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

After the revolution, the violence continued under the repressive Castro regime. — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026

Between 1907 and 1956, France was able to occupy Morocco through economic exploitation and repressive policies. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 July 2026

This country has long been in decline, under the repressive authoritarian rule of Nicolás Maduro, who took over after Hugo Chávez’s death in 2013. — Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

During the years living under the Islamic Republic’s repressive rule, music—which was at the forefront of my family’s life—was what kept my spirit lifted, my hope eternal, and my faith alive. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Food costs more than most can earn, even working multiple jobs, and economic crisis combined with a repressive government has driven millions of Venezuelans to seek better lives, in neighboring Colombia or further afield like in the United States, sending money back when then can. — CNN Money, 28 June 2026