Suppress

/səˈpɹɛs/

Synonyms for "suppress" (413 found)

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Closest matches (83)

Verb(19 words)

crush oppress abatingbottle upbottled burkedbury evidencebury treasurecancel censored check concealconceal informationconceal notesconceal the evidenceconcealedconcealed evidenceconceals conquer

abateabsorb the shockallay alleviate annihilate arrest asphyxiate assuage attemper banbank the firebarbeat downbendblack outblock blunt bottlebottle upbreak

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break downbreak the fallbridlebring lowbring to termsbrowbeat bulldoze bully castrate cease censor chasten check chokechoke offclamp down oncoerce collect compel compose conceal conquer constrain contain control cool corkcork upcountercheckcover upcowcrack down oncrush

Noun(11 words)

ashcans blanking blockades bottlebottle of waterbottlesbottles upburial-action contextburks clamping crushes

Strong matches (124)

curb cushioncut offdamdam updampdamp downdampen dauntde emphasizede-emphasize deaden debar defeat delay demolish deny despotize detain diminish

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disallow discontinue discourage domineerdomineer overdownplay drown dull dwarf embargo end enjoin enslave excludeexclude fromextenuate extinguish fell flatten forbid gag govern grindgrind downgulp halt henpeck hide hinder holdhold backhold downhold inhold in checkhold uphugger muggerhugger-mugger humble humiliate hushhush uphush-hush impede inhibit intercept interdict interfere intermeddle interrupt intervene intimidatejump onkeepkeep backkeep downkeep inkeep in checkkeep quietkeep secretkeep underkeep under controlkeep within boundskill

Noun(18 words)

curbs dam dampening elidingerase memoryfiltering filters firefighting gagging garottes garrotes garroting gulping hides hushingignore changeignore warningskept secret

Verb(21 words)

dampeddampen vibrationdampens deactivatesdestroy artdiscourage participationerased expurgates extinguished extinguishes gagged garoted gulped hid hide hushed imprison inhibit inhibited inhibits

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internalized

Adjective(2 words)

frustrating hidden

Related words (206)

lay lenify lessen lightenlock inlord it overmaintain master meddle mitigate moderate modulate mortify muffle mute muzzle neutralize obstruct obtund offset

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oppose oppress outlaw overawe overbear overcome overmaster override overwhelm palliate persecute persistplay downpour water onpreclude preservepress heavy onprevent prohibit proscribe prostrate putput downput outquash quell quench quiet reducereduce the temperaturerefuse rein reject repress resist restrain retain retardride downride override roughshod overroutrule outsavesave upsay no toscotchset backshameshow considerationshow mercyshow pityshushshut downshut down onshut outsilencesimmer downsit down onsit onslackenslow downsmash smother snubsnuff outsobersober downsoftensoften the blowsquash squelch stampstamp outstanchstare downstem stifle still stop strangle stultify stunt subdue subjugate sublimate suffocate swallow tabootake the edge offtame temper terminate terrorize throttletone downtrample downtrample outtrample underfoottrample upontread downtread underfoottread upontune downtyrannizetyrannize overunderplay unman vanquish vitiatewalk all overwalk overweakenweigh heavy onwithhold

Noun(25 words)

most sudden silencemutes muzzlerpress downquashing quelling quenching repressingrestricted historysepulchersilence ordersilence the classroomsilence the criticssilences smothering snuffs squashes squashing squelches squish

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stifling surceasing tamp tamping teargas

Verb(41 words)

overbears pacifies prevent quashed quashes quell quelled quells quenched quenches quieten quiets repress repressed represses restrain shushes silence silenced smothered

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smothers snuffed squashed squelchedstamp downstanchest stiflestifle dissentstifled stifles strangled subduesubdue rebellionsubdued subdues suffocated tamped unword withheld withholdwithhold data

Adjective(5 words)

quiet groupstrangulatedsubdued smileundepicted unpublished

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More general

21 entries

act bury check coercion concealment contain control curb decreaseemotional controlforget holdhold backhold inkeepkeep back

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More specific

8 entries

censor conceal crush mute oppress quash quell stifle

Collocations

6 entries

emotion suppressionevidence suppressionfever suppressioninformation suppressionnoise suppressionpolitical suppression

Inflections

3 entries

suppressed suppresses suppressing

Derivations

6 entries

suppressed suppression suppressive suppressively suppressor unsuppress

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.

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The army was called to suppress the revolt.

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The government tried to suppress all opposition parties.

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The movement of South Africa can no longer suppress the movement for equality.

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