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English

Detailed Synonyms for oppress in English

oppress:

to oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)

  1. to oppress
    to oppress; to truss up; to gag
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • truss up verb (trusses up, trussed up, trussing up)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
  2. to oppress
    to clamp; to oppress; to gag
    • clamp verb (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
  3. to oppress
    to frighten; to oppress; to disquiet; to alarm
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • disquiet verb (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
    • alarm verb (alarms, alarmed, alarming)
  4. to oppress
    to oppress
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
  5. to oppress
    – come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 1
    to crush; to suppress; to oppress
    – come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • suppress verb (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
      • The government oppresses political activists1
  6. to oppress
    – cause to suffer 1
    to persecute; to oppress
    – cause to suffer 1
    • persecute verb (persecutes, persecuted, persecuting)
      • Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union1
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)

Conjugations for oppress:

present
  1. oppress
  2. oppress
  3. oppresses
  4. oppress
  5. oppress
  6. oppress
simple past
  1. oppressed
  2. oppressed
  3. oppressed
  4. oppressed
  5. oppressed
  6. oppressed
present perfect
  1. have oppressed
  2. have oppressed
  3. has oppressed
  4. have oppressed
  5. have oppressed
  6. have oppressed
past continuous
  1. was oppressing
  2. were oppressing
  3. was oppressing
  4. were oppressing
  5. were oppressing
  6. were oppressing
future
  1. shall oppress
  2. will oppress
  3. will oppress
  4. shall oppress
  5. will oppress
  6. will oppress
continuous present
  1. am oppressing
  2. are oppressing
  3. is oppressing
  4. are oppressing
  5. are oppressing
  6. are oppressing
subjunctive
  1. be oppressed
  2. be oppressed
  3. be oppressed
  4. be oppressed
  5. be oppressed
  6. be oppressed
diverse
  1. oppress!
  2. let's oppress!
  3. oppressed
  4. oppressing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "oppress":

  1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority1
    • The government oppresses political activists1
  2. cause to suffer1