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 His arrest came during a yearslong crackdown on civil society and dissent, which began following mass protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 In Montecito, closet-envy is one of many examples of Deborah’s competitive nature, which the character is unable to repress while trying to scam fellow comedian, Cherry Kilpatrick. —

Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Either way, something is repressed in Eleanor that is not with Theodora. —

Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 Don’t repress your thoughts, but don’t react just to prove a point either. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 May 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