Synonyms for persecuted
- expel
- harass
- hound
- injure
- maltreat
- molest
- oppress
- outrage
- pick on
- pursue
- torture
- victimize
- afflict
- aggrieve
- annoy
- badger
- bait
- beat
- bother
- crucify
- distress
- dog
- dragoon
- exile
- hector
- hunt
- ill-treat
- martyr
- pester
- plague
- tease
- tyrannize
- vex
- worry
- be on one's case
- drive up the wall
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Antonyms for persecuted
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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
oppressed
adjective. downtrodden
- a slave to
- abject
- abused
- at one's feet
- at one's mercy
- burdened
- destitute
- distressed
- enslaved
- exploited
- have-not
- helpless
- maltreated
- mistreated
- persecuted
- subservient
- suppressed
- tormented
- tyrannized
- under one's thumb
- underfoot
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.