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

Flores, 69, a former attorney general, helped develop the repressive system and ordered the torture of some specific people, the indictment alleges. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Flores, 70, a former attorney general, helped develop the repressive system and ordered the torture of some specific people, the indictment alleges. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Jane Rosenberg / Reuters Flores, 70, a former attorney general, helped develop the repressive system and ordered the torture of some specific people, the indictment alleges. — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

The story of Spain’s rupture and its fall into repressive dictatorship wasn’t news to the actors. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

In those years many Latin American countries had repressive governments, military coups, dictatorships, and undeclared wars against the poor and the indigenous population, which were backed by the CIA in the context of the Cold War. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Such repressive moves are routine in Putin’s Russia, the default operations of a governing system that long ago neutralized contests between political visions or clashes of rival parties. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

The first five-plus hours of Julia Loktev’s documentary epic, about young journalists trying to do their jobs in an increasingly repressive Russia, was one of the great nonfiction achievements of recent years. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Experts have cautioned that Iran’s repressive regime is unlikely to be swayed by the suffering of ordinary citizens and is prepared to wait out economic hardship longer than Americans can endure high gas prices. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026