Bad and Oppressive

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Oppressive and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oppressive" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Oppressive

Oppressive adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: an oppressive regime that rules through terror

Bad and oppressive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Oppressive".

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Stressed Eric Lighter and Softer: While both seasons feature bad luck for Eric Feeble, the second season isn't so relentlessly oppressive towards its main character.
  • Star-Crossed Lovers From the outset, Dukat and Kira were convinced Garak would be bad for Ziyal but in the end she actually came a cropper by helping Kira's La Résistance against Dukat's oppressive regime.
  • Bad Future: Space Tiki-enabled time travel drops Rick off in a future where an oppressive government rules over the city, Gina has cancer, and everyone Rick respects is either a member of the oppressive government or is no longer an atheist.
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