Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb oppress

2 senses of oppress

Sense 1
oppress, suppress, crush -- (come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists")

Sense 2
persecute, oppress -- (cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union")
       => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -- (treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher")

Antonyms of adj oppressed

1 sense of oppressed

Sense 1
laden, oppressed -- (burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure")

INDIRECT (VIA burdened) -> unburdened -- (not burdened with difficulties or responsibilities; "unburdened by an overarching theory"- Alex Inkeles)

Similarity of adj oppressed

1 sense of oppressed

Sense 1
laden, oppressed -- (burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure")
       => burdened (vs. unburdened) -- (bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work")