suppression
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Synonyms & Antonyms for suppression
Synonyms
constraint, continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint
Antonyms
disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint
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Additional resources from the Lower 48 are expected to arrive in Alaska on Monday to help with suppression efforts on the McKinley Fire and others in Southcentral Alaska, authorities said. — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, "As Southcentral Alaska winds ease, crews battling Susitna Valley wildfire work to gain control," 20 Aug. 2019 Booker said suppression of African American votes was the reason President Trump won in 2016, and Harris once again squared off with Biden over his 1970s opposition to desegregation busing. — Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, "Five takeaways from the Democrats’ policy brawls," 31 July 2019 The legacy of slavery and segregation and Jim Crow and suppression is alive and well in every aspect of the economy and in the country. — NBC News, "Democratic debate transcript: July 30, 2019," 31 July 2019 Thanks to fire-suppression efforts, the surrounding area has eluded blazes for a half-century, leaving heavy undergrowth where flames could easily torch into treetops. — AZCentral.com, "At the base of a canyon, every fire season can be a gamble," 23 July 2019 Aircraft is also being used as part of fire suppression efforts. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Wildfire burning in Clear Creek County above Interstate 70; firefighters are on scene," 27 June 2019 The jargon serves to cover up the continuities between the modern NFL and an era in which the suppression of player mobility was more frankly administered. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Fate of the Union: What the NFLPA Can Learn From the Fight of '77," 18 June 2019 Google’s suppression of Claremont Institute ads for speech that Google’s own employees couldn’t identify is terrifying. — WSJ, "Google’s Censorship Needs Careful Response," 13 May 2019 Videos have been released showing Chinese soldiers practising riot suppression and paramilitary police massing just across the border from Hong Kong. — The Economist, "China is using Kublai Khan’s methods to quell protests in Hong Kong," 31 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'suppression.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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