Meanings
adjectivesuppressive (comparative more suppressive, superlative most suppressive)
comparative more suppressive · superlative most suppressive
- That serves to suppress.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetending to suppress
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Origin
Translations
Spanish suprimiente
- suprimienteTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with suppressive
progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressiveabessive
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APA
suppressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppressive
MLA
“suppressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppressive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suppressive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppressive.
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