He has always been an advocate for the poor and downtrodden.
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Downtrodden
/ˈdaʊnˌtɹɒdən/
Synonyms for "downtrodden" (48 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (24)
Adjective(9 words)
oppressedpersecutedsubjugatesubjugatedthe disenfranchisedthe marginalizedthe oppressedthe underclasstyrannize
Related word relations
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More general
8 entriescoercionemotional stateinjusticeoppressionpopulation subgrouppsychological conditionsocial groupsocial inequality
More specific
12 entriesdespondencydisheartenmentexploited classesmarginalized groupspersecutethe disenfranchisedthe dispossessedthe marginalizedthe poorthe urban poorthe working poortyrannize
Collocations
17 entriesdisenfranchised minoritiesdowntread dissentdowntread minoritydowntread populationdowntread regimedowntread rightsdowntread workersdowntrodden classesdowntrodden massesdowntrodden peopledowntrodden populationdowntrodden workersmarginalized communitiesoppressed groupsthe downtroddenthe oppressed
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Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
He has consistently been an advocate for the poor and downtrodden.
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I feel really downtrodden.
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Soon the disenfranchised, downtrodden laymen started a full out uprising, seeking to tear out the remnants of their oppression.
Source: tatoeba (6907372)
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