oppressive

equivalents

domineering

heavy

synonyms

Herculean

absolute

absolutist

absolutistic

agonizing

airless

annoying

arbitrary

arduous

aristocratic

arrogant

authoritarian

authoritative

autocratic

backbreaking

besetting

black

bleak

bossy

bothersome

breathless

breezeless

brutal

burdensome

close

close

crushing

cumbersome

cumbrous

demanding

depressant

depressing

depressive

despotic

dictatorial

discouraging

disheartening

dismal

dispiriting

distressing

dolorous

domineering

down

effortful

encumbering

exacting

exhausting

exigent

feudal

forced

same-contexts

Embarrass

corrupt

depress

destructive

harsh

injurious

intolerable

odious

tyrannical

unjust

unnecessary

unpleasant

rhymes

Progressive

aggressive

depressive

excessive

expressive

impressive

obsessive

possessive

progressive

recessive

regressive

repressive

successive

unimpressive