Oppressive : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'oppressive': discover synonyms for the word oppressive, such as heavy or domineering.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as oppressive. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": heavy and domineering.


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Synonyms for oppressive sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for oppressive Degree of synonymy of oppressive Frequency in the language
heavy
   30039 47.29  
domineering
   29973 0.33  
tyrannous
   29944 0.02  
tyrannical
   29944 0.29  
burdensome
   20050 0.02  
onerous
   20050 0.04  
violent
   20047 16.67  
oppressed
   20045 1.27  
pressing
   20045 5.67  
ferocious
   20044 1.55  
high-handed
   20042  
undue
   20041 0.57  
brutal
   20041 7.35  
excessive
   20041 2.43  
repressive
   20041 0.24  
suppressive
   20040 0.08  
heavy-handed
   20039  
abusive
   20038 1.63  
wanton
   20038 0.82  
brute
   20038 3.18  

Lexical field of "oppressive"

heavy
domineering
tyrannous
tyrannical
burdensome
onerous
violent
oppressed
pressing
ferocious
high-handed
undue
brutal
excessive
repressive
suppressive
heavy-handed
abusive
wanton
brute
constraint
coercive
bossy
cruel
iniquitous
punitive
suffocating
improper
unjust
unfair
arbitrary
sweaty
despotic
law-enforcement
high-pressure
high-voltage
dictatorial
overbearing
fascistic
stifling
oppression
totalitarian
draconian
restrictive
autocratic
stultifying
tyranny
oppressing
authoritarian
inhuman