trampled
Walked all over
Trampled is the past tense of trample—to step heavily on something, crushing or damaging it underfoot.
Crowds trample grass.
Cattle trample fences.
Figuratively, to trample is to disregard ruthlessly: They trampled on her feelings.
To be trampled is to be crushed, literally or metaphorically: trampled in the stampede, trampled by corporate interests.
Made smooth or level
- squashedCrushed by force
- stompedTread forcefully underfoot
- troddenWalked upon repeatedly
- compactedPressed into less space
crumpled · squished · compressed · pancaked · crunched · mashed · pressed · ground
Brought under control
- downtroddenPersistently mistreated and degraded
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
silenced · repressed · persecuted · mistreated · suppressed · violated · disregarded · ignored
flattened
Made smooth or level
compacted · crumpled · squished · compressed · pancaked · crunched · mashed · pressed · ground · beaten
subjugated
Brought under control
- downtroddenPersistently mistreated and degraded
- exploitedUnfairly utilized for benefit
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
disenfranchised · silenced · repressed · persecuted · mistreated · suppressed · violated · disregarded · ignored · bulldozed
trodden
Walked upon repeatedly
flattened · compacted · eroded · rutted · muddy · dusty · well-worn · footpath · trail · grass
herd
Grazing animals together
- hoofprintsUngulate foot impressions
- footfallSound of walking
- migrationMovement to new territory
charge · surge · swarm · mob · crowd · rush · panic · chaos · rampage · flee
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- grassgreen, brown, dead, dry, wet
- well-wornthreadbare, frayed, tattered, shabby, ragged
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- terrain wordshilly, rocky, muddy, sandy, flat
- pulverizedcrushed, ground, powdered, dust, flour
trampledtiptoed around
Avoided confronting directly
untrampled · untouched · avoided · skirted · sidestepped
trampledpreserved
Kept from deterioration
protected · safeguarded · maintained · conserved · cultivated
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