Suppressive (Adjective)
Meaning
Tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The suppressive policies of the government stifled free speech and artistic expression.
- The new security protocol is designed to be suppressive of malicious online activity.
- The military used suppressive fire to keep the enemy's head down during the assault.
- Critics argue that the new law is suppressive of minority rights and freedoms.
- The government's suppressive tactics were eventually exposed in a series of investigative reports.