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

The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Russia also launched 210 drones, the air force said, of which 181 were shot down or otherwise suppressed. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

The flip side of this is that more hectic environments, like a busy cafe, aren’t so easily suppressed. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Although single crystals showed relatively strong light emission, defects introduced during synthesis and processing significantly suppressed the same property in thin films. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Sorkin’s problem was that, in reality, at this point in Facebook’s history, the powerful CEO had pushed out all the Roger McNamees, having suppressed dissent within the company. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026

The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Advertisement Egyptian media operates under a single, unchallenged state voice; independent outlets are suppressed or banned; journalists face unending detention. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026