SELF-CENSORSHIP Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-censorship

noun

Definition of self-censorship

as in self-discipline

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Recent Examples of self-censorship The manipulation, the abuse of institutional power, the self-censorship across the media—everything that the whole Orbán system has been built on over the past sixteen years. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 According to a new report, self-censorship among women in media has doubled in just five years as online violence becomes more coordinated and invasive. — Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The Mutual decision encouraged the spread of state and local film censorship boards and helped drive Hollywood to adopt its own scheme of self-censorship, the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930, popularly known as the Hays Code. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026 The second-term pressure on media companies has led to concerns not just about capitulation by corporate bosses but also self-censorship at news organizations. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-censorship

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Noun

Success requires self-discipline, resilience and the ability to stay productive without the structure of a traditional office.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Some employ chatbots for fun or companionship, but many others use them to support their mental health care—from attempting to self-diagnose conditions to helping with self-discipline.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 June 2026

Definition of self-discipline

Noun

International experts have denounced President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s repression of the opposition and push to eliminate term limits as worrisome turns toward autocracy.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Students were recorded chanting against the morality police and political repression.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of repression

Noun

By the time Morris arrived, firefighters inside had determined that a fire that started in a fryer was over, but the sprinklers from Kopper Kettle’s fire-suppression system had flooded everything.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Following an outcry over potential suppression, YouTube and Meta are changing direction on an ad for an Elon Musk documentary.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of suppression

Noun

The problem with willpower is that your phone is always right there, and the apps fighting for your attention are only a tap away.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The vision and willpower to build a year-round professional organization already exist within our State Committee.

— Caitlin Ogden, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of willpower

Noun

Capitalism has been central to America’s remarkable 250-year adventure in self-government.

— Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
For much of the 20th century, Guatemalans who advocated for self-government, equality before the law, and the welfare of the majority—that is, social democrats—knew that the state might try to kill them.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-government

Noun

That combination of domain mastery, systems fluency and outcome ownership is genuinely rare.

— Ali Alkhafaji, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
In the eyewear industry, this heritage is expressed through a distinctive way of creating products where design, technical mastery, and artisanal know-how come together.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of mastery

Noun

Automatic contributions, delayed payment windows, small rituals that add friction to impulse spending — these are all behavioral architecture moves, not acts of self-denial.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
At the beginning of her relationship with John, Carolyn’s central problem was that being part of the Kennedy family demanded some level of self-denial.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

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