Dictionary definition of oppressive

1. Children suffered under the oppressive school regime.
2. The oppressive government censored every media outlet.
3. Oppressive laws are stripping away our basic rights.
4. He escaped the oppressive environment of his childhood.
5. The oppressive heat mirrored society's suffocation.
6. Under the oppressive rule, fear permeated the air.
7. She fought against the oppressive norms valiantly.
8. Workers united to challenge oppressive workplace conditions.
9. We're organizing a rally against oppressive policies.
10. Oppressive management caused a drop in employee morale.
11. An oppressive silence lingered after the harsh verdict.
12. The citizens rebelled against the oppressive ruler's tyranny.
13. In those oppressive walls, creativity was a myth.
14. Oppressive traditions held the village in a firm grip.
15. They lived under the shadow of oppressive surveillance.
16. Freedom faded in the wake of oppressive governance.
17. We wore masks to protest the oppressive regime.
18. In oppressive societies, voices of dissent are rare.
19. Artists depict oppressive realities through powerful imagery.
20. They endured years of oppressive treatment in silence.
21. The novel depicted a dystopian, oppressive future world.
22. The oppressive law was finally overturned by activists.
23. They were weary and broken from oppressive rule.
24. Even in oppressive silence, hope whispered rebellion.