Synonyms of persecuted

persecuted 1 of 2

adjective

as in oppressed

suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority

a nation that is still regarded as a refuge for persecuted people from around the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oppressed
• crushed
• downtrodden
• tyrannized
• abused
• intimidated
• cowed
• maltreated
• bullied
• browbeaten
• mistreated
• dispirited
• hectored
• abject
• hopeless
• disheartened
• despairing
• downcast

persecuted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of persecute

1

as in afflicted

to cause persistent suffering to

people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith

Synonyms & Similar Words

• afflicted
• plagued
• tortured
• besieged
• attacked
• cursed
• tormented
• bothered
• troubled
• bedeviled
• harrowed
• agonized
• beset
• anguished
• stung
• racked
• oppressed
• harassed
• pursued
• disturbed
• excruciated
• overwhelmed
• annoyed
• hounded
• struck
• assailed
• aggravated
• irritated
• worried
• victimized
• hurt
• molested
• badgered
• grieved
• upset
• distressed
• vexed
• agitated
• exasperated
• harried
• tyrannized
• disquieted
• martyred
• irked
• dogged
• stabbed
• riled
• stressed
• rid
• discomforted
• perturbed
• tried
• pestered
• nettled
• flustered
• peeved
• chafed
• bugged
• rode
• crushed
• overpowered
• griped
• grated
• pained
• piqued
• galled
• put out
• rasped
• discomposed
• smote
• strained
• smarted
• pricked
• got
• wrung
• vext
• hagrode
• panged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• aided
• abetted
• relieved
• delivered
• released
• comforted
• contented
• soothed
• consoled
• quieted
• reprieved
• succored
• solaced

2

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

she likes to persecute her sister with pointless, annoying questions at very inopportune times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoyed
• irritated
• bothered
• bugged
• aggravated
• got
• infuriated
• angered
• ate
• exasperated
• vexed
• worried
• burned (up)
• irked
• grated
• riled
• insulted
• burnt (up)
• nettled
• teased
• peeved
• got to
• harassed
• chafed
• wore on
• itched
• hacked (off)
• griped
• ruffled
• galled
• provoked
• piqued
• rasped
• put out
• plagued
• frosted
• spited
• offended
• narked
• rubbed the wrong way
• enraged
• upset
• vext
• stuck in one's craw
• hassled
• heckled
• got on one's nerves
• nagged
• got one's goat
• set one's teeth on edge
• badgered
• roused
• inflamed
• enflamed
• antagonized
• agitated
• unsettled
• harried
• incensed
• distressed
• pestered
• disquieted
• maddened
• outraged
• discomforted
• perturbed
• affronted
• baited
• deviled
• rankled
• unhinged
• exercised
• miffed
• roiled
• bullyragged
• discomposed
• ballyragged
• freaked (out)
• fretted
• devilled
• hagrode
• undid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliged
• appeased
• pacified
• pleased
• mollified
• satisfied
• delighted
• gratified
• placated
• propitiated
• conciliated
• comforted
• assured
• cheered
• reassured
• contented
• consoled
• soothed
• quieted
• gladdened
• solaced