Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: oppress

Synonyms:

Synonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Synonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.

Antonyms:

Antonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Antonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.

Usage examples:

“African leaders are one of the most backward leaders and they even collaborate with their colonial masters to oppress the people.

Source: https://leadership.ng/19-days-after-niger-coup-hope-rises-as-junta-leader-opens-talks-with-ecowas/

And they want the truth to be (hidden from) those that they oppress.

Source: https://therealnews.com/today-is-a-good-day-to-die-brandi-morin-reports-from-inside-a-new-rcmp-raid-at-fairy-creek

Boycotting industries that oppress nonhuman animals by becoming vegan is a powerful action.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/memes-about-animal-resistance-are-everywhere-heres-why-you-shouldnt-laugh-off-rebellious-orcas-and-sea-otters-too-quickly/

But Winthrop’s history is much darker; its namesake both actively worked to enslave and oppress Black and Indigenous individuals during the 1600s and 1700s.

Source: https://harvardindependent.com/2023/03/when-it-feels-wrong-to-love-your-home/

However, from the moment that one of the sides begins to deliberately oppress the Church, the possibility of dialogue ceases.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/opinion/russian-orthodox-bishop-denounces-ukrainian-crimes-at-unsc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russian-orthodox-bishop-denounces-ukrainian-crimes-at-unsc

In early April, the Ugandan president delivered a speech to African leaders urging a continental movement to oppress “the promotion and publicization of homosexuality” in the name of eradicating European influence.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2023/04/21/uganda-president-rejects-gay-death-penalty-bill-doesnt-address-rehabilitation/

Security replaces reconciliation and becomes an excuse for the victors to impose severe restrictions on the defeated, steal their property, and oppress them.

Source: https://dissidentvoice.org/2023/05/ever-again/

The idiots tried to claim the city was complicit in a conspiracy to establish one world government that would oppress them.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12861962?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

This bill enacted by DeSantis has the leverage to oppress an entire community.

Source: https://thedailyaztec.com/115623/opinion/political-censorship-doesnt-belong-in-the-classroom/

Today, as India commemorates its 75th Army Day, its troops continue to brutally oppress Kashmiris in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: https://www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com/troops-constantly-brutalizing-kashmiris-in-iiojk/

“To kill and use violence to oppress people because they want to save Buddhism is grotesque,” she said.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/7/myanmar-military-defectors