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suppress

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of suppress

1 to keep from being publicly known

the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident

Synonyms of suppress

burke, cover (up), hush (up)

Words Related to suppress

black out, censor, gag, muzzle, silence

quash, repress, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stifle, strangle, throttle

Near Antonyms of suppress

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

blab, disclose, divulge, spill, tell, unveil

broadcast, circulate, publish, spread

describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report

2 to refrain from openly showing or uttering

he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse

suppressed her anger

Synonyms of suppress

choke (back), hold back, pocket, repress, sink, smother, stifle, strangle, submerge, swallow

Words Related to suppress

control, govern, manage

bridle, check, curb, quash, quell

bottle up, contain

muffle, squelch

Near Antonyms of suppress

express, loose, release, take out, unleash, vent

3 to hold back the normal growth of

pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere

Synonyms of suppress

dwarf, stunt

Words Related to suppress

arrest, catch, check, halt, hold up, stall, stay, still, stop

balk, block, hold back, impede, obstruct, stem

diminish, downsize, shrink

Near Antonyms of suppress

advance, boost, encourage, forward, foster, nourish, nurture, promote

4 to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest against the dictator's latest injustices

Synonyms of suppress

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue

Words Related to suppress

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench

smother, stifle, strangle, throttle

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck

exterminate, obliterate, wipe out

conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish

Phrases Synonymous with suppress

sit on

Near Antonyms of suppress

abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

5 to keep secret or shut off from view

the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence

Synonyms of suppress

belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, veil

Words Related to suppress

bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade

Near Antonyms of suppress

bring out, present

clarify, illuminate

advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread

Antonyms of suppress

bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

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