repressively
In constraining manner
In a manner that restrains, suppresses, or controls harshly.
A government rules repressively when it crushes dissent.
Parents act repressively when they forbid normal freedoms: The school repressively banned all personal expression.
The word implies excessive or unjust constraint.
In domineering manner
- tyrannicallyIn oppressive, absolute manner
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
- autocraticallyIn absolute-ruler fashion
- heavy-handedlyIn forceful, unsubtle manner
domineeringly · coercively · oppressively · brutally · ruthlessly · mercilessly · harshly · cruelly
In an unyielding manner
- inflexiblyIn an unyielding way
- sternlyIn a severe manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- austerelyWithout embellishment or excess
stringently · puritanically · uncompromisingly · unbendingly · demandingly · exactingly · rigorously · ascetically
Without displaying feelings
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- reservedlyWith emotional restraint
- suffocatinglyIn an airless, oppressive manner
- chokinglyIn a breath-stopping manner
So costly as deterring
- restrictivelyIn a confining manner
- forbiddinglyIn intimidating manner
- censoriouslyIn a fault-finding manner
- secretivelyIn concealed fashion
dictatorially
In domineering manner
- tyrannicallyIn oppressive, absolute manner
- despoticallyRuling with absolute power
- autocraticallyIn absolute-ruler fashion
heavy-handedly · domineeringly · coercively · oppressively · brutally · ruthlessly · mercilessly · harshly · cruelly · inhumanely
rigidly
In an unyielding manner
- inflexiblyIn an unyielding way
- sternlyIn a severe manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
austerely · stringently · puritanically · uncompromisingly · unbendingly · demandingly · exactingly · rigorously · ascetically · sparely
emotionlessly
Without displaying feelings
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- reservedlyWith emotional restraint
- suffocatinglyIn an airless, oppressive manner
prohibitively
So costly as deterring
- restrictivelyIn a confining manner
- forbiddinglyIn intimidating manner
- censoriouslyIn a fault-finding manner
repressivelypermissively
In an allowing manner
liberally · freely · democratically · tolerantly · leniently
repressivelyexpressively
With outward emotion
openly · uninhibitedly · cathartically · effusively · unrestrainedly