Suppressing

Synonyms for "suppressing" (314 found)

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keep secret keep under keep under control keep within bounds kill lay lenify lessen lighten lock in lord it over maintain master meddle mitigate moderate modulate mortify muffle mute

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muzzle neutralize obstruct obtund offset oppose outlaw overawe overbear overcome overmaster override overwhelm palliate persecute persist play down pour water on preclude preserve press heavy on prevent prohibit proscribe prostrate put put down put out quash quell quench quiet reduce reduce the temperature refuse rein reject repress resist restrain retain retard ride down ride over ride roughshod over rout rule out save save up say no to scotch set back shame show consideration show mercy show pity shush shut down shut down on shut out silence simmer down sit down on sit on slacken slow down smash smother snub snuff out sober sober down soften soften the blow squash squelch stamp stamp out stanch stare down stifle still stop strangle stultify stunt subdue subjugate sublimate suffocate swallow taboo take the edge off tame temper terminate terrorize throttle tone down trample down trample out trample underfoot trample upon tread down tread underfoot tread upon tune down tyrannize tyrannize over underplay unman vanquish vitiate walk all over walk over weaken weigh heavy on withhold

Verb(19 words)

limit oppress restrain restrict shackle smother stamp down stanch stay stem stifle stop straiten throttle underbring vanquish vitiate withhold withstrain

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Sample sentences

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Suppressing one's anger is a virtue.

Source: tatoeba (1009204)

Suppressing one's romantic feelings is not the same as having no such feelings.

Source: tatoeba (1244394)

Sami was suppressing his feelings.

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As a result, some countries that have tight pandemic restrictions in place are planning to abandon them for a few days at least, including “whack-a-mole” strategies aimed at suppressing local outbreaks of contagion.

Source: tatoeba (11140596)

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