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Synonyms for oppressed
adj downtrodden- abused
- destitute
- distressed
- enslaved
- exploited
- helpless
- persecuted
- burdened
- maltreated
- mistreated
- suppressed
- tormented
- tyrannized
- a slave to
- abject
- at one's feet
- at one's mercy
- have-not
- subservient
- under one's thumb
- underfoot
broken
adjective. mentally defeated
despairing
adjective. upset, despondent
- anxious
- at end of one's rope
- blue
- brokenhearted
- can't win
- cynical
- dejected
- depressed
- desperate
- disconsolate
- downcast
- forlorn
- frantic
- grief-stricken
- hopeless
- in pain
- in the dumps
- in the pits
- in the soup
- inconsolable
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- no-win
- not a prayer
- oppressed
- pessimistic
- sad
- shot down
- strabilious
- suicidal
- sunk
- weighed down
- wretched
downcast
adjective. depressed, unhappy
- bad
- blue
- brooding
- bummed out
- cast down
- chapfallen
- cheerless
- crestfallen
- daunted
- dejected
- despondent
- disappointed
- disconsolate
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismayed
- dispirited
- distressed
- doleful
- down
- down in the dumps
- down-in-the-mouth
- downhearted
- dragged
- droopy
- dull
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- heartsick
- in pain
- listless
- low
- low-spirited
- miserable
- moody
- mopey
- morose
- oppressed
- sad
- shot down
- singing the blues
- sunk
- troubled
- weighed down
- woebegone
downtrodden
adjective. afflicted, abused
- a slave to
- abject
- at one's beck and call
- at one's feet
- at one's mercy
- destitute
- distressed
- exploited
- have-not
- helpless
- in one's clutches
- in one's pocket
- in one's power
- led by the nose
- maltreated
- mistreated
- needy
- oppressed
- overcome
- persecuted
- subjugated
- subservient
- suppressed
- tyrannized
- under one's thumb
- underdog
- underfoot
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