Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

OPPRESS

Soothe 

The most appropriate antonym of the word oppress is soothe.

• Oppress means to treat someone with cruelty or injustice, especially by the use of authority.
• Soothe means to make someone feel calmer or less upset.
• Pious means having or showing a religious devotion.
• Concurrence means agreement or approval.
• Impediment means something that makes it difficult or impossible to do something.