Repressive
Repressive adjective - Restrictive of action.
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Strict and repressive are semantically related. in oppressive topic. In some cases you can use "Strict" instead an adjective "Repressive".
Strict
Strict adjective - Following an original exactly.
Repressive and strict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Repressive" instead an adjective "Strict".
Nearby Words: strictly, strictness
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Boarding School of Horrors and Sadist Teacher: Dahl never forgot the strict and repressive rules at his old schools and describes being beaten in his autobiographical novel "Boy".
Source: Creator / Roald Dahl - And then we have the Malefactor Caste of the Infernals, corrupted Zeniths who serve Cecelyne, the Endless Desert, whose entire gimmick is creating societies based around strict, repressive laws.
Source: Dark Messiah - Shining City: Anglinore Soft-Spoken Sadist: Cythraul Straw Misogynist: In The Errant King, Ariana lives in a wetland village that is led by a group of Elders, who are ruthlessly strict and are repressive of women, especially when it comes to the use of weapons.
Source: Literature / The Dark Sea Annals
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