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Synonyms for repressive
The synonym for repressive recorded in this bank is inhibitory, in the sense "restrictive of action". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for repressive
- inhibitoryadjective, in the sense "restrictive of action"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for repressive.
restrictive of action
The new rules had a repressive effect on open discussion.
The true synonym
inhibitory
Same sentence, swapped: The new rules had a inhibitory effect on open discussion.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- domineering
- preventive
- choking
Where repressive turns up in the game
repressive is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play repressive
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so repressive reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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