10
inhibitory
9
suppressive(adjective, attack, restraint, restraining, suppressing)
8
domineering(adjective, bigoted)
7
arrogant(adjective, bigoted)
7
autocratic(adjective, bigoted)
7
oppressive(adjective, bigoted)
7
overbearing(adjective, cruel, domineering, bigoted, tyrannical)
7
restrictive(adjective, restraining)
7
tyrannical(adjective, cruel, oppressive, domineering, despotic)
5
brutal(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
5
despotic(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
5
dictatorial(adjective, cruel, domineering, tyrannical)
5
peremptory(adjective, bigoted)
4
authoritarian
4
dogmatic(adjective, bigoted)
4
inhibiting
4
prohibitive(adjective, restrictive)
4
repressing
4
troublesome(adjective, cruel, disorderly, unruly, domineering)
3
constraining(adjective, restraining)
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