as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of oppression
Once a sanctuary for Cuban exiles escaping economic and political oppression, the city is now wrestling with the growing presence of new immigrants from Cuba and elsewhere in Latin America.
—
Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Their historically varied diet, based on oats, milk, and butter, had been reduced by economic oppression to one tuber.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Religious institutions provided Black women with a network of allies, a platform for activism, and a source of hope in the face of oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
While legal challenges provided one pathway to freedom, many Black women also engaged in intellectual resistance, using poetry, memoirs, and religious expression to challenge their oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oppression
Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Their historically varied diet, based on oats, milk, and butter, had been reduced by economic oppression to one tuber.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Religious institutions provided Black women with a network of allies, a platform for activism, and a source of hope in the face of oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
While legal challenges provided one pathway to freedom, many Black women also engaged in intellectual resistance, using poetry, memoirs, and religious expression to challenge their oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oppression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppression
Noun
-
This number will go up, more children will struggle—depression, hunger and more parts of their lives will spiral out of control.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
-
Families who lose a loved one are prone to mental health deficits such as depression, PTSD, and anxiety, compounded by feelings of guilt, self-blame, shame, and condemnation, often resulting in social isolation.—
William Mullane,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The portrait of the melancholy Dane himself lacks gravitas, alas, which undercuts the existential power of the play.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
-
Quiet, melancholy Andrew slowly resigns himself to letting his sweet daughter go.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
And then, to forever live on earth, in a place with conflict and pain and sorrow, that’s not her goal.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
-
In churches like this, where belief is expressed in multiple languages, the loss of a pope is a death in the family, and the sorrow, like the faith, runs deep.—
Janet Shamlian,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
But Season 2, by leaning so far into its characters’ anguish, has become more circular and suffocating in its storytelling.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
-
Coogler attempts to out-scare Jordan Peele’s Get Out, using horror tropes to match the anguish expressed by the blues.—
Armond White,
National Review,
18 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Oppression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppression. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share