What is another word for oppress ?

To put down or control by cruelty or force

bring someone to their knees

bring under the yoke

put the squeeze on

take away someone's human rights

rule with an iron hand

colonize^US

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

colonise^UK

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“He uses stealthy means to savagely oppress the common people.”

Verb

Cause distress or anxiety to

take the heart out of

knock the stuffing out of

bring tears to your eyes

make one's heart bleed

knock for six

give someone the blues

cause suffering to

knock sideways

dampen spirits

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

worry

sap

dampen someone's spirit

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

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“On the way, London's ancient, massive buildings, black statues and dirt surround me, oppress and burden me.”

Verb

To overcome with mental or emotional stress

traumatize^US

knock the stuffing out of

traumatise^UK

greatly upset

sweep someone off their feet

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Verb

To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress

agonise^UK

agonize^US

terrorize^US

weigh heavily on someone's mind

terrorise^UK

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

appall^US

weigh heavily on one's mind

appal^UK

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

knock the wind out of

cause anguish

cause someone distress

demonize^US

mess with someone's head

make things hot for someone

stack the deck

punish unfairly

get on someone's back

come back to haunt

demonise^UK

have your knife into

push around

be a weight on one's mind

drive round the twist

breathe down someone's neck

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

make somebody's hackles rise

antagonise^UK

make it hot for someone

labor^US

labour^UK

pressurize^US

breath down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

rattle someone's cage

ask for it

hit where one lives

ruffle one's feathers

be on the back of

get up someone's nose

put someone's nose out of joint

raise your hackles

pick at

peck at

drive you up the wall

set one's teeth on edge

get on someone's case

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Verb

To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

threaten

harass

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

hector

use strong-arm tactics on

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

dominate

subjugate

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

throw your weight around

make things hot for someone

keep under thumb

be cruel to

be overbearing

rule with an iron hand

command

hustle

put the frighteners on

tell someone what to do

give orders

make it hot for someone

have under one's thumb

throw one's weight about

bring someone to their knees

have someone under your thumb

bring pressure to bear on

impose on

bring pressure to bear

have someone do something

be in the driver's seat

push the buttons

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Verb

To mistreat or do an injustice to

Verb

To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

antagonize^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

antagonise^UK

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Verb

have someone eating out of one's hand

To exert influence over or dictate the outcome of

be in the driving seat

have someone in one's hip pocket

have someone in the palm of one's hand

have something in the palm of one's hand

hold the purse strings

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

exercise control over

ride roughshod over

walk all over

have the upper hand over

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

organize^US

systematize^US

methodize

systematise^UK

organise^UK

bring into line

master

point in the right direction

have the upper hand in

have one's way

play first fiddle

lead by the nose

have under one's thumb

have the whip hand over

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

be in the driver's seat

marshal^UK

marshall^US

be at the controls of

exercise authority over

take the reins of

exercise power

control the content of

control the affairs of

function

put on the right track

tell someone what to do

give orders

throw your weight around

throw one's weight about

impose one's will on

use strong-arm tactics on

take control of

be the editor of

keep tabs on

carry out official duties

perform official duties

conduct oneself towards

have at one's disposal

maintain law and order in

make the rounds of

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Verb

To overload or overtax

Verb

To burden, load or encumber with

Verb

To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work

drive into the ground

put upon

abuse

Verb

Make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

To take control or possession of something or a place

occupy

seize

annexe^UK

annex^US

colonise^UK

colonize^US

establish a colony in

moonlight requisition

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Verb

give something one's best shot

To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

move heaven and earth

try as hard as one can

pull out all the stops

give it your best shot

labour^UK

labor^US

plow^US

plough^UK

rupture yourself

do your best

make an all-out effort

make a supreme effort

go the whole nine yards

go all-out for

go out of the way

take special pains

make a special effort

put one's back into it

plug away

give all one's got

work one's socks off

keep your nose to the grindstone

leave no stone unturned

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Verb

To make excessive demands on

make heavy demands on

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Verb

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

take advantage of somebody

live off the backs of

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

make unfair claims on

victimized^US

victimised^UK

patronise^UK

patronize^US

use for one's own ends

turn to one's advantage

capitalize^US

ride on the coat-tails

do well from

make money from

make a killing out of

capitalise^UK

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Verb

give someone a rollicking

To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language

belabour^UK

belabor^US

minimise^UK

minimize^US

criticize^US

criticise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a roasting

rap over the knuckles

pitch into

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a bad press

give someone a bollocking

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

stigmatize^US

jump down one's throat

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

give a bad press to

do down

criticize severely

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone some stick

give someone a row

give someone a rating

rake over the coals

spread lies about

carp

stigmatise^UK

scandalize^US

sully the reputation of

trivialize^US

scandalise^UK

trivialise^UK

give someone a caning

put on the mat

send someone away with a flea in their ear

hold cheap

bring into disrepute

outrage

blacken the reputation of

provoke

blacken the character of

lampoon

slag

conduct a smear campaign against

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

give something a battering

express disapproval of

speak of with disfavour

satirize^US

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

satirise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

give a tongue-lashing

jump down someone's throat

give something a bad press

have someone on the carpet

put someone on the hot seat

pin your ears back

crawl all over

put someone on the griddle

attack somebody's dignity

give vent to one's emotions

lose one's temper with

give free rein to one's emotions

demonize^US

demonise^UK

treat disrespectfully

rile

growl

hurt somebody's feelings

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

blow up at

rap someone the knuckles

make a protest against

declaim against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick up a stink about

rage against

kick against

complain bitterly about

take great exception to

drag through the mire

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

look down one's nose at

bastardize^US

run a smear campaign against

bastardise^UK

blacken someone's name

rate too low

sully someone's reputation

set little store by

do an injustice to

drag someone's name through the mud

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mire

make cutting remarks about

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

set too little store by

sound off about

look askance at

not believe in

abandon one's principles

express a poor opinion of

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

brutalize^US

tell someone to get lost

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

defame someone's character

refuse to acknowledge

brutalise^UK

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

misjudge

underween

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

lodge a protest against

take issue

fight

frown upon

express disagreement with

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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Verb

throw a spanner in the works

To impede the work or progress of

baulk^UK

balk^US

confine

baffle

deter

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

cramp someone's style

put at a disadvantage

place at a disadvantage

bring to screeching halt

prevent from making progress

throw monkey wrench in

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

put out of commission

discourage

snooker

suppress

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

queer someone's pitch

be a hindrance to

throw a spoke in the wheel of

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

do a disservice to

tell against

inflict a handicap on

give a disadvantage to

throw a monkey wrench into

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

resist the temptation to

keep feeling inside oneself

bring to a standstill

place an injunction on

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

gaol^UK

jail^US

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

make impossible

talk out of

act like a wet blanket

put a spoke in someone's wheel

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

cauterize^US

penalise^UK

penalize^US

avoid doing something

take the pledge

be temperate

not touch

have nothing to do with

cauterise^UK

internalize^US

internalise^UK

give the red light to

shorten

give the thumbs down to

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Verb

To extort something, especially money, from someone by putting them under strong pressure

Verb

bring someone to their knees

To be victorious over

blow out of the water

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

give someone a drubbing

withstand

give someone a hiding

hypnotize^US

take your breath away

sweep someone off their feet

hypnotise^UK

outmaneuver^US

win a resounding victory over

put someone in their place

annex^US

traumatize^US

enthrall^US

traumatise^UK

enthral^UK

vaporize^US

paralyse^UK

annexe^UK

come through unscathed

paralyze^US

vaporise^UK

give someone a pasting

knock the stuffing out of

blot out

block out

rule with an iron hand

pwn

take possession of