Synonyms for
Oppression
Definition
The act of cruel or unjust treatment or control over someone or a group of people.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- political oppression
- economic oppression
- social oppression
- religious oppression
- end oppression
- fight oppression
- suffer oppression
- victims of oppression
Word family
Usage note
Oppression refers to prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. It often implies systemic or institutionalized mistreatment rather than isolated incidents.
Example sentences
- The oppression of the poor by the rich is a global issue.
- The oppression of minorities by the majority is a violation of human rights.
- The oppression of animals in factory farms is a growing concern.
- The oppression of free speech by the government is a threat to democracy.
- The oppression of workers by their employers is a common problem.
Quotes
The oppressors will always justify their actions with some form of moral argument, while the oppressed will always struggle for their freedom.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. It is a war.