Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.
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Suppression
/səˈpɹɛʃən/
Synonyms for "suppression" (298 found)
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Closest matches (60)
Noun(12 words)
abolishmentabolitionaloofnessannihilationannulmentarrestarrestationarrestmentbackwardnessbamboo curtainbanbarrier of secrecybashfulnessblackoutblanknessblockblockadeblockageblockingbottling up
Verb(3 words)
conceal evidenceconceal informationconceal the evidence
Strong matches (89)
corking upcrackdowncrampcrushingcurtaindefense mechanismdelaydenialderacinationdespotismdetachmentdetainmentdetentiondisallowancediscontinuationdiscreetnessdiscretiondistancedomesticationdomination
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eighteenth amendmenteliminationembargoendendingeradicationexclusionexpressionlessnessexterminationextinctionextinguishmentextirpationfixationfoot draggingfoot-draggingforbiddanceforbidden fruitforbiddingfrigidityfrostinessgentlingguardednesshalthaltinghamperinghidinghinderinghindranceholdbackholdingholding inholduphumblinghumiliationhush-upicinessimpassivenessimpassivityimpedimentimpersonalityinaccessibilityindexindex expurgatoriusindex librorum prohibitoruminhibitioninjunctioninterdictinterdictinginterdictioninterdictuminterferenceinterruptionintroversioniron curtain
Noun(15 words)
cover-up of evidencecrackdownscrushingdampeningdata withholdingdeadeningeffacemententombmentevidence withholdingextinguishingfire containmentgagginghushinginhibitinginhibitions
Related words (149)
ironbound securitykeepinglawletliquidationlocking inmaintenancemental blockmodestynegationnegativismno nono-nonuisance valuenullificationoath of secrecyobstructingobstructionobstructionismocclusion
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official secrecyoppositionoppressionoverthrowpallpersecutionprecludingpreclusionprehensionpreservationpreventionprohibitingprohibitionprohibition partyprohibitory injunctionproscriptionpsychological blockpurgeput-downputting downquashingquellingquenchingquietingreductionrefusalrejectionremotenessrepressionreservereservednessresistancerestrainingrestraintrestrictionrestrictive covenantsretainmentretardationretardmentretentionretentivenessretentivityreticencereticencyretirementrooting outruling outseal of secrecysecrecysecuritysetbacksilencingsmashingsmotheringsnuffing outsquashingsqueezesquelchingstandoffishnessstatutestiflingstopstoppingstrangleholdstranglingstrangulationstricturesubdualsubduednesssubduingsublimationsuffocatingsuffocationsumptuary lawssurceasesymbolizationtabootamingtenacityterminatingterminationthrottlingtreading downtyrannyunaffabilityunapproachabilityuncongenialityundemonstrativenessunexpansivenessuprootingveilveil of secrecyvoidingvolstead actwithdrawalwithdrawnnesswithholdingwrapszoningzoning laws
Noun(25 words)
jailingmaskingmore concealedmufflingmuzzlementnumbingquellingreburyingredactionreliefrepressingrepressionssepulcheringsilence the chattersilence the criticssilencessilencingsnubbingsquelchsquelches
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Adjective(1 words)
muzzling speech
Verb(3 words)
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More general
15 entriesabstinencebarcontroldata handlingdevelopmentgrowinggrowthmaturationmedical interventionontogenesisontogenypreventionresearch practicerestrainttreatment
More specific
9 entriescough suppressiondata suppressionemotional suppressionfever suppressioninformation suppressionpain suppressionpolitical suppressionpublication suppressionresults suppression
Collocations
6 entriesdata suppressionemotional suppressiongovernment suppressioninformation suppressionstrong suppressionsuppression rate
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
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Up till now the United States has called itself the world's police and continues suppression relying on military force.
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A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
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