oppressively
In suffocating manner
Oppressively describes something done in a manner that weighs heavily or burdens excessively.
Weather can be oppressively hot or humid—stifling and hard to bear.
A government rules oppressively when it crushes freedoms.
A room can feel oppressively small, a silence oppressively long.
The word suggests something bearing down, making breathing or thinking difficult.
In oppressive, absolute manner
- dictatoriallyIn domineering manner
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
- autocraticallyIn absolute-ruler fashion
- repressivelyIn suppressing, controlling manner
domineeringly · overbearingly · heavy-handedly · harshly · brutally · ruthlessly · cruelly · unjustly
In fear-of-enclosure manner
- overwhelminglyTo an overpowering degree
- inescapablyWithout possibility of avoidance
- chokinglyIn a breath-stopping manner
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
intrusively · demandingly · possessively · suffocatingly · stifling · entrapping · relentlessly · unrelentingly
In an oppressively airless manner
- suffocatinglyIn an airless, oppressive manner
- swelteringlyIn extreme heat
- muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
- humidlyWith atmospheric moisture
airlessly · clammily · sultry · close · thick · heavy · unbearably · densely
In burdensome manner
- exhaustinglyIn a depleting way
- gruelinglyIn exhausting manner
- arduouslyWith strenuous effort
- punishinglyIn a severe manner
demandingly · taxingly · relentlessly · unremittingly · crushingly · debilitatingly · wearily · laboriously
tyrannically
In oppressive, absolute manner
- dictatoriallyIn domineering manner
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
- autocraticallyIn absolute-ruler fashion
repressively · domineeringly · overbearingly · heavy-handedly · harshly · brutally · ruthlessly · cruelly · unjustly · restrictively
claustrophobically
In fear-of-enclosure manner
- overwhelminglyTo an overpowering degree
- inescapablyWithout possibility of avoidance
- chokinglyIn a breath-stopping manner
overbearingly · intrusively · demandingly · possessively · suffocatingly · stifling · entrapping · relentlessly · unrelentingly
stiflingly
In an oppressively airless manner
- suffocatinglyIn an airless, oppressive manner
- swelteringlyIn extreme heat
- muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
humidly · airlessly · clammily · sultry · close · thick · heavy · unbearably · densely · cloyingly
onerously
In burdensome manner
- exhaustinglyIn a depleting way
- gruelinglyIn exhausting manner
- arduouslyWith strenuous effort
punishingly · demandingly · taxingly · relentlessly · unremittingly · crushingly · debilitatingly · wearily · laboriously · strenuously
oppressivelygently
In a mild manner
leniently · mercifully · kindly · compassionately · humanely
oppressivelyairily
In a breezy manner
freshly · lightly · breezily · pleasantly · comfortably
- oppressive heatUnbearably hot conditions
- oppressive regimeHarsh, controlling government