Synonyms for oppression
əˈprɛʃ ənop·pres·sion

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1. oppression

   Synonyms:
   captivity, compulsion, constraint, imprisonment, necessity, obligation, serfdom, servitude, slavery, superstition, thraldom

   Antonyms:
   emancipation, freedom, independence, liberty, license

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1. oppression

   Synonyms:
   cruelty, tyranny, severity, injustice, hardship

   Antonyms:
   kindness, mercy, clemency, leniency, justice

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1. oppression, subjugationnoun

   the act of subjugating by cruelty

   "the tyrant's oppression of the people"

   Synonyms:
   subjugation, conquering, subjection, conquest, oppressiveness

2. oppressionnoun

   the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

   Synonyms:
   subjugation, oppressiveness

3. oppression, oppressivenessnoun

   a feeling of being oppressed

   Synonyms:
   subjugation, burdensomeness, onerousness, heaviness, oppressiveness

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1. oppressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   hardship, misery, suffering, calamity

2. oppressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   tyranny, severity, cruelty, injustice, persecution

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1. oppressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   tyranny, persecution, extortion, hardship, severity

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1. List of paraphrases for "oppression":

   repression, suppression, tightness, persecution, injustice, subjugation, tyranny, coercion, repressive

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1. Tim Scott:

   Intolerance so often comes from the left with words like 'Uncle Tim' and the 'n-word' being used against me, and last night what was trending in social media was 'Uncle Tim,' and they doubled down on this concept of liberal oppression. It is stunning in 2021 that those who speak about ending discrimination want to end it by more discrimination.

2. Ted Cruz:

   I think it's a real mistake. I think the President ought to be pushing for a free Cuba, my family has seen firsthand the evil and the oppression in Cuba. We need a president who stands up to our enemies.

3. Simone Weil:

   Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission.

4. Roger Goodell:

   Without black players there would be no National Football League, and the protests around the country are emblematic of the centuries of silence, inequality and oppression of black players, coaches, fans and staff.

5. Samuel Adams:

   All Men have a Right to remain in a State of Nature as long as they please: And in case of intolerable Oppression, civil or religious, to leave the Society they belong to and enter into another. When Men enter into Society, it is by voluntary Consent, and they have a Right to demand and insist upon the performance of such Conditions and previous Limitations as form an equitable original Compact.