Definition for Oppressively:

• in a heavy and oppressive way; " it was oppressively hot in the office"

Synonyms for Oppressively:

• adv

  •difficultly (adverb)
  • harshly,
  • severely,
  • demandingly,
  • tryingly,
  • arduously,
  • troublesomely.
  •painfully (adverb)
  • acutely.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • oppressively.
  •difficultly (adverb)
  • toughly,
  • complicatedly,
  • adversely,
  • Grindingly,
  • complexly,
  • roughly,
  • formidably,
  • strenuously,
  • ruggedly,
  • knottily,
  • tightly,
  • laboriously,
  • cantankerously,
  • Difficultly,
  • toilsomely,
  • fussily,
  • onerously,
  • ticklishly,
  • wearisomely,
  • trickily,
  • contrarily,
  • stressfully.
  •painfully (adverb)
  • odiously,
  • aggravatingly,
  • painfully,
  • agonizingly,
  • distressingly,
  • excruciatingly,
  • uncomfortably,
  • irksomely,
  • unbearably,
  • grievously,
  • achingly,
  • sorely,
  • offensively,
  • tormentingly,
  • bitterly,
  • torturously,
  • woefully,
  • stingingly,
  • miserably,
  • horrendously,
  • Insufferably,
  • piercingly,
  • gruelingly,
  • unpleasantly,
  • distressfully,
  • smartingly,
  • gnawingly,
  • hurtfully,
  • disagreeably,
  • irritatingly,
  • cruelly,
  • annoyingly,
  • witheringly,
  • bitingly.
  •severely (adverb)
  • dryly,
  • starkly,
  • tyrannically,
  • coolly,
  • rigorously,
  • brutally,
  • crisply,
  • basically,
  • frostily,
  • curtly,
  • piquantly,
  • dourly,
  • meticulously,
  • critically,
  • stringently,
  • Rawly,
  • intensely,
  • icily,
  • strictly,
  • ascetically,
  • keenly,
  • matter-of-factly,
  • tartly,
  • gruffly,
  • sharply,
  • brusquely,
  • bleakly,
  • Acrimoniously,
  • caustically,
  • fundamentally,
  • acerbically,
  • hard,
  • briskly,
  • cuttingly,
  • bluntly,
  • sparely,
  • correctly,
  • grimly,
  • shortly,
  • intolerantly,
  • imperially,
  • abruptly,
  • exactingly,
  • sternly,
  • restrictively,
  • precisely,
  • austerely,
  • Leanly.

Antonyms for Oppressively:

• adv.

  • Other antonyms:
    lovingly, sympathetically, benevolently, softly, charitably, humanely, considerately, leniently, kindly, tenderly, lightly, gently, benignantly, mildly, clemently, cordially, graciously, understandingly, softheartedly, mercifully, compassionately, tolerantly.

Oppressively Sentence Examples:

• But the feeling of the cage was oppressively vivid, and she clung as closely to her aunt's side as she could.

• The day was oppressively hot, and I was not wholly ungrateful on finding that the string round my bundle was loose and that the sticks dropped out one after another: accordingly I selected a place in the extreme rear of the caravan, lest my delinquencies should perchance be observed.