Synonyms for orwellian
ɔrˈwɛl i ənor·wellian

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1. Orwellianadjective

   of or relating to the works of George Orwell (especially his picture of a future totalitarian state)

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1. Evan Greer:

   Facial recognition is a uniquely dangerous form of surveillance, this is not just some Orwellian technology of the future — it's being used by law enforcement agencies across the country right now, and doing harm to communities right now.

2. Sean Hannitysaid:

   In what can only be described as a chilling, Orwellian effort now has emerged to silence, cancel, erase any opposition voices, now, couple this with the most radical, big government Socialist agenda that’s ever been proposed in American history, and a commitment to implementing it, and, of course, starting with this radical environmental Green New Deal and regulations canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, amnesty for illegal immigrants, and so much more – everything we warned you so much about.

3. Ron DeSantis:

   What we're really witnessing is Orwellian –it is a Big Tech, corporate media collusion.

4. John McCain:

   The argument that I hear from the administration is that we don't want to provoke Vladimir Putin. That is just Orwellian... history will judge this administration incredibly harshly, the only thing that will dissuade Vladimir Putin from what he is doing is when coffins come back to the families in Russia.

5. John McCain:

   Unfortunately, it appears ‘deconfliction’ is merely an Orwellian euphemism for this administration’s acceptance of Russia’s expanded role in Syria, and as a consequence, for Assad’s continued brutalization of the Syrian people.