oppress

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of OPPRESS

to make sad <this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us>

Synonyms bum (out), burden, dash, deject, get down, oppress, sadden, weigh down

Near Antonyms animate, enliven, invigorate; assure, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe; excite, inspire, stimulate; elate, exhilarate; encourage, hearten; delight, gratify, please; boost, elevate, lift, uplift

Antonyms brighten, buoy, cheer (up), gladden, lighten, rejoice

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress <a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past>

Synonyms crush, devastate, floor, grind (down), oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, prostrate, snow under, swamp, whelm

Related Words deluge, drown, sink; confute, defeat, refute; break, demoralize, distress, disturb, rock, shatter, stagger, throw, unman, unnerve, upset

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