SUPPRESSIVE Synonyms

• offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

• serving or intended to coerce

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• able to control or determine policy

• of or characteristic of a dictator

• expecting unquestioning obedience

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

• someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

• tending to domineer

• restrictive of action

• weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

• (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

• opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state

• restrictive of action

• restrictive of action

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

• characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

• an authoritative rule

• a guiding principle

• issue commands or orders for

• say out loud for the purpose of recording

• rule as a dictator

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally