REPRESS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

repress

verb

ri-ˈpres

as in to suppress

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order

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as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her

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Recent Examples of repress Don’t repress your thoughts, but don’t react just to prove a point either. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Even before the war began, hardship and inflation provoked nationwide protests that were brutally repressed. —

Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 The Murillo-Ortega dictatorship has been accused of repressing the Nicaraguan people — especially Catholic and LGBTQ citizens. —

Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Cubans for decades have been buffeted by great powers, repressed by their own government, crushed by economic crises, and paraded as the victims of a succession of sanctions imposed by the White House. —

Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repress

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But suppressing undesirable emotions is not only impossible but also not all that helpful.

— Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 16 June 2026
Among the combinations studied, the team found that electron leakage could be suppressed at dimensions below 4 nanometers, suggesting future transistors may be scaled even further than current technologies allow.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026