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SUPPRESSIVE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word suppressive. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SUPPRESSIVE

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encouraging
adjectiveadj
adjective

• giving courage or confidence or hope

adjective satellite

• furnishing support and encouragement

freeing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of liberating someone or something

lenient
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

open
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed

• affording free passage or access

• used of mouth or eyes

• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints

• ready or willing to receive favorably

• open and observable; not secret or hidden

noun

• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

• where the air is unconfined

• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

• information that has become public

adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• open to or in view of all

• not having been filled

• accessible to all

• not defended or capable of being defended

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• having no protecting cover or enclosure

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

• not sealed or having been unsealed

• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

• not requiring union membership

• possibly accepting or permitting

• affording free passage or view

• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

• ready for business

verb

• cause to open or to become open

• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

• become open

• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• make available

• become available

• have an opening or passage or outlet

• make the opening move

• afford access to

• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

permissive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not preventive

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

supportive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• furnishing support or assistance

tolerant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

adjective satellite

• tolerant and forgiving under provocation

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

• able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

• showing the capacity for endurance

unrestrictive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not tending to restrict

facilitating
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• make easier

• be of use

• increase the likelihood of (a response)

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 ENCOURAGING

Alternatives for FREEING

Alternatives for LENIENT

Alternatives for OPEN

Alternatives for PERMISSIVE

Alternatives for SUPPORTIVE

Alternatives for TOLERANT

Alternatives for UNRESTRICTIVE

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