Synonyms for oppressed
op·pressed

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1. laden, oppressedadjective

   burdened psychologically or mentally

   "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"

   Synonyms:
   laden, loaded, ladened

   Antonyms:
   unburdened

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1. down-trodden

   Submitted by rinat on September 22, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "oppressed":

   downtrodden, suppressed, repressed, underdog, persecuted

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1. Bill Maher:

   If that's what critical race theory means, if it means separating 5-year-olds by race and telling some you're oppressors and the others you're the oppressed and giving up on a colorblind society and resegregation and racism is the essence of America- then I'm out. I'm out on that, but I'm in on Toni Morrison, I'm in on acknowledging racism still persist.

2. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert:

   While death and injury tolls continue to rise, steps taken so far will remain hollow if not completed. The people must be served and protected, not violently oppressed.

3. Bill Clinton:

   I have always cherished the Methodist Church because it gave us the great gift of personal salvation but also the great obligation of social gospel, and I took that very seriously and have tried, tried to be guided in my own life ever since as an advocate for children and families, for women and men around the world who are oppressed and persecuted, denied their human rights and human dignity.

4. Dernatinus:

   I defend this land only because its people are oppressed by the invaders, I can do the same if I were in another land, because all the lands are my Homeland

5. Abdul Ahad:

   I was jailed three times for trying to leave, i wanted to come and see Islamic State for Abdul Ahad Rustam Nazarov... and to help those being oppressed by the Syrian government.