1. suppressive - Adjective
2. suppressive - Adjective Satellite
Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe government used suppressive measures to control the protest Source: Internet
China has suppressive policies regarding human rights, and it detains people if it feels that particular information does not fit into its worldview and narrative of a given situation. Source: Internet
It required Scientologists to " disconnect " from any organization or individual—including family members—deemed to be disruptive or "suppressive". Source: Internet
It is highly effective as a suppressive agent in patients with P. malaria, in terminating acute attacks, and significantly lengthening the interval between treatment and relapse. Source: Internet
The M60 machine gun GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) was the main machine gun of the US army at the time and many of them were put on helicopters, to provide suppressive fire when landing in hostile regions. Source: Internet
Naturally, the war against absentee voting joins other pointless yet suppressive solutions like Voter ID laws, voter purges and other suppression tactics, predominantly aimed at traditionally Democratic voters, especially people of color. Source: Internet