Antonyms for downtrodden

Grammar : Adj

Spell : doun-trod-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌtrɒd n

Definition of downtrodden

Origin : 1560s, "stepped on," from down (adv.) + trodden. Figurative use, "oppressed," is from 1590s.

adj afflicted, abused

Example sentences :

In the first place, she was a poor, downtrodden woman; in the second, she was their broker.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

He was an arrant coward like the most of his downtrodden race.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

From ind to ind of the land, the downtrodden serfs of Ireland are rising in their millions.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

The German Yorick was the champion of the oppressed and downtrodden.
Extract from : « Laurence Sterne in Germany » by Harvey Waterman Thayer

He was badly dressed, and bore a sad, depressed, downtrodden aspect.
Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope

Does the violet, hidden in the downtrodden grass, think how sweet it is?
Extract from : « The Broken Cup » by Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke

I can assure you that the plight of the downtrodden workers will be alleviated.
Extract from : « Gambler's World » by John Keith Laumer

Trickery of the downtrodden slaans against the ruling class.
Extract from : « Tarrano the Conqueror » by Raymond King Cummings

For more than a century, she was downtrodden by the English.
Extract from : « Fromentin » by Georges Beaume

She is so pale, so likeable, so downtrodden, and she has been so pretty!
Extract from : « The Affair at the Inn » by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Synonyms for downtrodden

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