oppressiveness
The word “oppressiveness” has 4 syllables: op-pres-sive-ness
It's pronounced as /əˈprɛsɪvnəs/
What is synonym and antonym for oppressiveness?
In the thesaurus, “oppressiveness” has 44 synonyms and 19 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for oppressiveness along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for oppressiveness
- atrociousness
- atrocity
- barbarity
- barbarousness
- bloodlust
- bloodthirstiness
- brutality
- cattiness
- cruelness
- cruelty
- despitefulness
- fellness
- ferociousness
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- grimness
- hard-heartedness
- hardhandedness
- harshness
- hatefulness
- heartlessness
- heavy-handedness
- inhumanity
- inhumanness
- malevolence
- maliciousness
- malignity
- meanness
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- nastiness
- pitilessness
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- sanguineness
- sanguinity
- savageness
- savagery
- spitefulness
- truculence
- unfeelingness
- viciousness
- wantonness
Antonyms for oppressiveness
- benignity
- charitableness
- clemency
- compassion
- good-heartedness
- humaneness
- humanity
- kindheartedness
- kindness
- leniency
- mercifulness
- mercy
- pity
- sympathy
- tenderheartedness
- tenderness
- warmheartedness
- warmness
- warmth
Example Sentences
- The oppressiveness of the humid air made it hard to breathe.
- Many fled the country to escape the oppressiveness of the regime.
- She couldn’t stand the oppressiveness of his constant criticism.
- The novel captures the oppressiveness of life under dictatorship.
- Tourists often remark on the oppressiveness of the midday heat.
On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to oppressiveness, such as: atrociousness, atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, benignity, bloodlust, bloodthirstiness.
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- malevolence
- maliciousness
- malignity
- meanness
- mercilessness
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- atrociousness
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- blush
- brightness
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- brutality
- buoyancy
- calmness
- cattiness
- certainty
- cheer
- cheerfulness
- color
- confidence
- cruelness
- cruelty
- despitefulness
- easiness
- elation
- encouragement
- enthusiasm
- exhilaration
- expectation
- fellness
- ferociousness
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- flush
- glow
- good cheer
- grimness
- happiness
- hard-heartedness
- hardhandedness
- harshness
- hatefulness
- heartlessness
- heavy-handedness
- hopefulness
- idealism
- inhumanity
- inhumanness
- looking on bright side
- malevolence
- maliciousness
- malignity
- meanness
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- nastiness
- oppressiveness
- pinkness
- pitilessness
- positivism
- reddishness
- redness
- rose-colored glasses
- rosiness
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- ruthlessness
- sadism
- sanguinity
- savageness
- savagery
- spitefulness
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- truculence
- trust
- unfeelingness
- viciousness
- wantonness