Synonyms for downtrodden
ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd ndown·trod·den

Princeton's WordNet

1. downtroddenadjective

   abused or oppressed by people in power

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1. List of paraphrases for "downtrodden":

   oppressed

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1. Viola Davis:

   I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish, a lot of lawyers or doctors who have names but absolutely no lives. You're going to get your three or four scenes, you're not going to be able to show what you can do. You're going to get your little bitty paycheck, and then you're going to be hungry for your next role, which is going to be absolutely the same. That's the truth.

2. Anthony Burgess:

   The downtrodden, who are the great creators of slang.

3. Pastor Paul Pakianathan:

   The downtrodden, lower income group... they see a foreigner and see them as a godfather, maybe he found that an easier way to get them.

4. South African:

   A man of extraordinary intellect, integrity and invincibility against the forces of apartheid, he was also tender and vulnerable in his compassion for those who had suffered oppression, injustice and violence under apartheid, and oppressed and downtrodden people around the world.

5. William McRaven:

   Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often, but if you take some risks, step up when the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up — if you do these things, then the next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today. And what started here will indeed have changed the world — for the better.