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Oppressive vs Restrictive - What's the difference?

oppressive | restrictive |

As adjectives the difference between oppressive and restrictive

is that oppressive is burdensome or difficult to bear while restrictive is confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.

oppressive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Burdensome or difficult to bear.
    • The oppressive tax laws made it difficult to start a small company.
  • Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
    • The oppressive land-owners kept a grip on the labourers.
  • Weighing heavily on the spirit; intense, or overwhelming
    • Will the oppressive heat of summer never end?

    Synonyms

    * (weather) humid, close

    restrictive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.