Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: oppressors

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

At the core of the divine action of epic decolonization in Part 2 is something new: neither anger at and hatred of the oppressors nor vengeance, but rather compassion for the oppressed—for our own unliberated, devalued selves.

Source: https://www.mindanews.com/arts-culture/2023/04/the-spirit-of-encantada-a-reading-of-the-dance/

Early Christians considered rose to be symbolic of paganism and their oppressors, the Romans, and were warned by church leaders not to plant it.

Source: https://realnewsmontana.com/ixp/628/p/montana-3rd-most-expensive-state-in-the-us-to-buy-a-dozen-roses/

From its origins in the oral traditions of enslaved Africans to its current manifestations in spoken word and slam poetry, Black poetry has been a way for Black people to assert their humanity, celebrate their culture, and resist their oppressors.

Source: https://thyblackman.com/2023/05/04/what-is-black-poetry/

“If you need a generator for the purpose of electricity supply or water and food to continue this fight against the oppressors, the state government will provide whatever assistance it can and it stands in solidarity with our wrestlers,” Atishi had said.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/kejriwal-support-wrestlers-sc-intervention-fir-lodged-8583047/

Muslims make war on each other, bomb and starve each other, turn a blind eye to the suffering of their brethren in other nations, and even make strategic pacts with the oppressors.

Source: https://muslimmatters.org/2023/04/08/uber-tales-8-colombia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uber-tales-8-colombia

No sooner does Luke find his cousin at a West African Education Centre, he’s in for a roasting from his cousin’s wife for working for a Colonial Butcher and, for good measure she declares Luke is self-colonised and collaborating with the oppressors.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/murder-is-easy-bbc-one-agatha-christie-review-david-jonsson-b1128561.html

The left, already marginalized domestically, feels further betrayed and alienated by a global left that has often engaged in apologism for the massacre, framing it as just another salvo between the oppressed Palestinians and their Israeli oppressors.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/10/israel-peace-movement-politics-war-activism-ceasefire/

The older one gets, the more likely the respondent was to correctly label talk of Jewish oppressors as a “false ideology.”

Source: https://www.jns.org/going-woke-has-endangered-american-jews/

The thesis that they are oppressors does not correlate with reality.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202309090118.html

They are intellectually committed to the idea that the world is divided between the oppressed and the oppressors.

Source: https://patriotpost.us/articles/102116-education-isnt-the-problem-2023-11-13

This means that Watson, who prosecutors at his trial said showed a determination to fight in a 'holy war against Western oppressors', will remain under supervision until the expiry of the extended period in February 2024.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12447749/British-Muslim-convert-gelled-hair-look-Syrian-plotting-kill-ISIS-released-prison-just-year-deemed-dangerous-freed.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

When their oppressors began to show up as fellow refugees they decided to move to America, except the one who had married a Christian woman from Argentina.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12750328?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

While secular liberals may divide the world into good people and bad people, or oppressors and victims, religious people tend to believe that everyone is capable of good and evil.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/24/23648954/religious-faith-mental-health-agency-jonathan-haidt