Oppress

/əˈpɹɛs/

Synonyms for "oppress" (226 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Verb(11 words)

crush persecute suppress abused afflicts aggrieves asphyxiated asphyxiating burden burdened censor

abuse addict afflict aggrieve anguishbear hard uponbeat downbeset breakbreak downbring to tearsbrowbeat bulldoze bully burden burthen busycast downcastrate charge

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clamp down oncoerce compel conquer cow crushcrush onecumbercut updamp dampendampen the spirits

Noun(3 words)

bullies bullying burdens

Strong matches (67)

darken dash daunt deject depress desolate despotize discourage dishearten dispirit distress domineerdomineer overdraindraw tearsdrive embitter encumber enslave exhaust

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fag freightgo hard withgo ill withgrieve grindgrind downhamper handicap harass harry haunthaunt the memoryhenpeck hound hunt intimidate inundate jadekeep busykeep downkeep underknock downladelie onloadlord it overlour lowerlower the spiritsmaltreat

Noun(5 words)

despots domineers enslaved exploit garrotes

Verb(8 words)

dominate dominated domineered enslaves enslaving enthralls enthrals humiliates

Adjective(3 words)

domineering downtrodden enthralling

Related words (113)

Noun(18 words)

misrules persecuted persecutingreigns of terrorscourges slaver slaving smother subjugating terrorizing thrall thralling tyrannizing victimizingweigh on scalewrong yokes yoking

Verb(17 words)

mistreating overwhelm persecutes rape silence slaved subjugates terrorized thralled tromps tyrannize tyrannized tyrannizes victimise victimised victimized victimizes

molest obsess outrage overawe overbear overburden overcome overdrive overload overmaster overpower override overtask overtax overthrow overweight overwhelm overwork persecute press

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press downpress hard uponpress heavy onpressure preyprey onprostrate pursueput downrack repressrest hard uponrideride override roughshod oversadden saddlesaddle withsink sorrow subdue subjugate suppress sweat task tax terrorize tire torment torturetrample downtrample underfoottrample upontread downtread upontrouble trytry onetyrannizetyrannize overunman victimizewalk all overwalk overwear downwear outwear upon onewearyweigh downweigh heavy onweigh heavy uponweigh onweigh uponweight downwork worry wrong

Adjective(1 words)

overborne

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

act affliction bedevil burden coercion control crucify dominance dun frustrate move power pressure rag repression torment

More specific

11 entries

anxiety bullying censorship debt depressiondissent suppressionfear harassment persecution silencing tyranny

Collocations

6 entries

economic oppressionoppression of dissentoppressive regimepolitical oppressionracial oppressionsocial oppression

Inflections

3 entries

oppressed oppresses oppressing

Derivations

4 entries

oppression oppressive oppressively oppressor

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Hooray! We have another dreamy, starry-eyed idealist to disenfranchise and oppress!

Source: tatoeba (817013)

Once social change begins it can not be reversed. You can not un-educate the person who has learned to read. You can not humiliate the person who feels pride. You can not oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.

Source: tatoeba (1508652)

The law won't let anyone oppress people.

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They oppress linguistic minorities, because they see minority languages as a threat.

Source: tatoeba (6099107)

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