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REPRESSIVE Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word repressive. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For REPRESSIVE

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freeing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of liberating someone or something

lax
adjectiveadj
adjective

• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

• lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

adjective satellite

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• emptying easily or excessively

liberal
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition

noun

• a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

• a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

adjective satellite

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• having political or social views favoring reform and progress

• given or giving freely

• not literal

permissive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not preventive

• granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

relaxed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without strain or anxiety

emancipating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• give equal rights to; of women and minorities

• free from slavery or servitude

liberating
adjectiveadj
verb

• give equal rights to; of women and minorities

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• grant freedom to

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

Alternatives for FREEING

Alternatives for LAX

Alternatives for LIBERAL

Alternatives for PERMISSIVE

Alternatives for RELAXED

Alternatives for EMANCIPATING

Alternatives for LIBERATING

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