Oppress
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- crush and oppress
- crush and subjugate
- overthrow and oppress
- overthrow and subjugate
- overcome and oppress
- overcome and subjugate
- subdue and oppress
- subdue and subjugate
- overwhelm and oppress
- overwhelm and subjugate
- repress and oppress
- repress and subjugate
- overpower and oppress
- overpower and subjugate
Common collocations
| people | oppress people | subjugate people |
| humankind | oppress humankind | subjugate humankind |
| populace | oppress populace | subjugate populace |
| race | oppress race | subjugate race |
| Other words: rest, masses, village, species, world, country, nation, weak, population, planet, anyone, everyone, humans, women, races, minds, clans. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Page is a power-crazed tyrant bent on world domination who would oppress and subjugate.
Source: Pro-Human Transhuman -
A side effect of using those powers is to drive the user paranoid and violent, causing every single one to subjugate and oppress normal people, when not fighting each other for dominance.
Source: Always Chaotic Evil -
He hoped it would lead to a new golden age, but inevitably, his technology was used to create weapons- weapons that, under the tyrannical rule of the Lord Regent were used to oppress and subjugate the populace.
Source: Video Game / Dishonored
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