Synonyms and Antonyms of suppressed
1
to keep from being publicly known
- the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
blacked out, censored, gagged, muzzled, silenced
quashed, repressed, smothered, spiked, squashed, squelched, stifled, strangled, throttled
debunked, exposed, revealed, showed up, uncloaked, uncovered, unmasked
blabbed, disclosed, divulged, spilled (also spilt), told, unveiled
broadcast (also broadcasted), circulated, published, spread
described, narrated, recited, recounted, rehearsed, related, reported
2
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
- he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse
3
to hold back the normal growth of
- pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere
arrested, caught, checked, halted, held up, stalled, stayed, stilled, stopped
balked, blocked, held back, impeded, obstructed, stemmed
diminished, downsized, shrank (or shrunk)
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
clamped down (on), cracked down (on), crushed, put down, quashed, quelled, repressed, silenced, slapped down, snuffed (out), squashed, squelched, subdued
doused (also dowsed), extinguished, put out, quenched
smothered, stifled, strangled, throttled
annihilated, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, nuked, rubbed out, ruined, smashed, wasted, wrecked
exterminated, obliterated, wiped out
conquered, dominated, overcame, overpowered, overwhelmed, subdued, subjugated, vanquished
abetted, aided, assisted, backed, helped, propped up, supported
fomented, incited, instigated, provoked, stirred, whipped (up)
advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted
5
to keep secret or shut off from view
- the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence
belied, blanketed, blotted out, cloaked, concealed, covered, curtained, disguised, enshrouded, hid, masked, obscured, occulted, papered over, screened, shrouded, veiled
buried, camouflaged, covered (up), smothered
gilded (or gilt), glossed (over), varnished, whitewashed
beclouded, bedimmed, befogged, blocked, clouded, darkened, eclipsed, obstructed, occluded, overcast, overshadowed, shaded
bared, disclosed, displayed, divulged, exposed, revealed, showed, uncloaked, uncovered, unmasked, unveiled
