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

Tung’s tenure and resignation foreshadowed years of pro-democracy unrest that culminated in the 2019 protests and Beijing’s repressive national security law. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 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

Avila was born in Hialeah to exiles who left Castro’s repressive regime in Cuba — a biography certain to resonate in South Florida. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Following the campaign, Rome aggressively eradicated and restructured local settlements, while instituting repressive laws designed to assimilate the area into the greater empire. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

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