What is "suppressive" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 04-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does suppressive mean in English? Meaning of suppressive definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "suppressive" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "suppressive": tending to suppress

Adjective

  • Meaning: tending to suppress
  • Example: the government used suppressive measures to control the protest
  • Synonyms: suppressive
  • Similar: restrictive
  • Adjective: That serves to suppress
  • Synonyms:

    repressive, stifling, withholding, censoring, covering up, curbing, holding back, muffling, quelling, repressing, silencing, subduing,

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    suppressive in English: suppressive
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