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oppressive
How many syllables in oppressive?
   231497865 syllablesDivide oppressive into syllables:   op-pres-sive
How to pronounce oppressive:   uh-pres-iv
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Synonyms for oppressive
1 syllable
- close 
- hot 
- harsh 
2 syllables
- airless 
- crushing 
- muggy 
- stifling 
- sultry 
- cruel 
- humid 
- sticky 
- stuffy 
- unfair 
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3 syllables
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