Synonyms of suppressed

suppressed 1 of 2

adjective

as in repressed

Related Words

• repressed
• stifled
• silenced
• hidden
• concealed
• closeted
• personal
• offscreen
• surreptitious
• offstage
• backstage
• clandestine
• restricted
• sneak
• conspiratorial
• underground
• furtive
• undisclosed
• covert
• sneaky
• undercover
• stealthy
• collusive
• unmentioned
• classified
• closet
• untold
• unsaid
• underhanded
• silent
• top secret
• unadvertised
• underhand
• confidential
• sneaking
• occult
• unannounced
• inside
• nonpublic
• intimate
• private
• hugger-mugger
• esoteric
• privy
• secret
• hushed
• behind-the-scenes
• hush-hush

Dissimilar Words

• public
• open
• common
• publicized
• proclaimed
• reported
• broadcast
• declared
• aired
• published
• general
• advertised
• professed
• disclosed
• prevailing
• announced
• heralded
• widespread
• blazed
• prevalent
• popular
• vulgar
• current
• promulgated
• well-known
• rife
• divulged
• enunciated
• shared
• spotlighted
• communal

suppressed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of suppress

1

as in covered (up)

to keep from being publicly known

the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covered (up)
• silenced
• censored
• stifled
• hushed (up)
• burked
• muzzled
• throttled
• repressed
• quashed
• squashed
• squelched
• strangled
• gagged
• spiked
• blacked out
• smothered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• unmasked
• disclosed
• told
• showed up
• divulged
• published
• spilled
• debunked
• unveiled
• circulated
• reported
• spread
• related
• described
• uncloaked
• broadcast
• blabbed
• recounted
• recited
• narrated
• rehearsed

2

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

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

suppressed her anger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifled
• swallowed
• repressed
• controlled
• contained
• submerged
• smothered
• choked (back)
• held back
• strangled
• managed
• pocketed
• governed
• sank
• quashed
• curbed
• checked
• quelled
• muffled
• bridled
• squelched
• bottled up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressed
• released
• took out
• unleashed
• vented
• loosed

3

as in halted

to hold back the normal growth of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• halted
• diminished
• dwarfed
• stunted
• stopped
• blocked
• shrank
• caught
• stalled
• stayed
• stemmed
• arrested
• checked
• impeded
• obstructed
• stilled
• balked
• held back
• held up
• downsized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• promoted
• advanced
• forwarded
• fostered
• nurtured
• boosted
• nourished

4

as in quelled

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 & Similar Words

• quelled
• subdued
• repressed
• silenced
• stifled
• quashed
• crushed
• destroyed
• squashed
• sat on
• squelched
• extinguished
• overcame
• snuffed (out)
• slapped down
• clamped down (on)
• cracked down (on)
• put down
• demolished
• throttled
• quenched
• obliterated
• smothered
• ruined
• decimated
• dominated
• annihilated
• exterminated
• strangled
• wrecked
• subjugated
• wiped out
• doused
• vanquished
• wasted
• conquered
• put out
• overwhelmed
• smashed
• devastated
• overpowered
• desolated
• nuked
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supported
• helped
• aided
• assisted
• backed
• provoked
• stirred
• abetted
• encouraged
• instigated
• propped up
• promoted
• whipped (up)
• cultivated
• advanced
• fostered
• forwarded
• incited
• nurtured
• fomented
• furthered
• nourished

5

as in concealed

to keep secret or shut off from view

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealed
• obscured
• hid
• covered
• disguised
• masked
• veiled
• cloaked
• overshadowed
• shrouded
• enshrouded
• blotted out
• blocked
• screened
• blanketed
• buried
• occulted
• curtained
• belied
• camouflaged
• covered (up)
• smothered
• papered over
• obstructed
• darkened
• whitewashed
• eclipsed
• occluded
• shaded
• clouded
• varnished
• gilded
• glossed (over)
• overcast
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revealed
• exposed
• displayed
• disclosed
• showed
• uncovered
• presented
• divulged
• unveiled
• bared
• brought out
• unmasked
• published
• clarified
• uncloaked
• illuminated
• proclaimed
• publicized
• spread
• advertised
• broadcast
• got out
• aired

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suppressed

Adjective

General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026

Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

Letting muscles weaken suppressed genes involved in mitochondrial function and energy production in particular, including genes that are essential for muscle endurance and recovery. — Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026

Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air. — Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025

Verb

Trump hadn’t yet declared war on Iran, but the country was roiling with protests, which had been harshly suppressed. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Chinese exploitation of voter data claims Trump argued that the intelligence community suppressed information about China allegedly accessing 220 million voter files and trying to turn American opinion against him in the run-up to the 2020 election. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Advertisement The fossil-fuel industry suppressed evidence of climate change for decades, just as Big Tobacco obscured the link between smoking and lung cancer. — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026

Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in the 80-minute one-act play, which won Escola a Tony Award. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Productivity gains are suppressed not because the technology doesn’t work, but because the humans haven’t reorganized around it—and in this cycle, a meaningful share of them are actively resisting. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Why use glyphosate For well over a century, the state and federal government aggressively suppressed all fire in California forests — many of which were adapted to low-severity flames that rolled through the understory every five to 20 years. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

All that clean energy — the only energy being suppressed now that wins on cost alone — is waiting. — James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Security forces suppressed the protests in a bloody crackdown that killed thousands. — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026