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Synonyms of suppressed
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Verb
1. suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb, control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
usage:
to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
2. oppress, suppress, crush
usage:
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
3. inhibit, bottle up, suppress, suppress, repress
usage:
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
4. suppress, repress, forget, bury
usage:
put out of one's consciousness
5. suppress, decrease, lessen, minify
usage:
reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"
Adjective
1. suppressed (vs. publicized), burked(predicate), hushed-up, quelled, quenched, squelched, unreleased
usage:
kept from public knowledge by various means;
2. suppressed, silenced (vs. unsilenced)
usage:
manifesting or subjected to suppression; "a suppressed press"
3. smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed, inhibited (vs. uninhibited)
usage:
held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"
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