Synonyms of oppressors

oppressors

noun

plural of oppressor

as in tyrants

a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way

the dictatorship had scarcely been overthrown when the formerly oppressed suddenly abandoned their democratic ideals and became the oppressors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tyrants
• dictators
• rulers
• pharaohs
• despots
• warlords
• men on horseback
• overlords
• strongmen
• kings
• leaders
• tycoons
• princes
• magnates
• caesars
• führers
• monarchs
• tyrannizers
• autocrats
• barons
• dominators
• totalitarians
• authoritarians
• bosses
• lords
• potentates
• masters
• Big Brothers
• sovereigns
• caudillos
• chiefs
• queens
• czars
• monocrats
• taskmasters
• enforcers
• captains
• autarchs
• moguls
• kingpins
• paramounts
• disciplinarians
• martinets
• discipliners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oppressors

Can an accurate story of a system of oppression be derived from sources created and preserved by the oppressors? — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

For the left that supports the Palestinian cause, Muslims are the oppressed and the West – including Israel – are the oppressors… Whether Muslims hold conservative-religious views in this context is irrelevant. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

During this icy inspection, Hurston decided to inflict as much discomfort as possible on her oppressors by remaining in the office as a form of passive resistance. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

But in the museum's current telling, history is just an ongoing power struggle between oppressors and the oppressed. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 21 July 2026

An America where justice brings down oppressors and lifts up the ordinary. — Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

And did the advocates of this collective pedagogy imagine their children rising to heights of power, only to view the darker nations of the world through the same violent lens as their oppressors? — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions. — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Meanwhile, Annie as played by Tess Barthélémy copes in two ways with being surrounded by caricaturish oppressors. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026