Synonyms and Antonyms of suppresses
1
to keep from being publicly known
- the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident
blacks out, censors, gags, muzzles, silences
quashes, represses, smothers, spikes, squashes, squelches, stifles, strangles, throttles
debunks, exposes, reveals, shows up, uncloaks, uncovers, unmasks
blabs, discloses, divulges, spills, tells, unveils
broadcasts, circulates, publishes, spreads
describes, narrates, recites, recounts, rehearses, relates, reports
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
arrests, catches, checks, halts, holds up, stalls, stays, stills, stops
balks, blocks, holds back, impedes, obstructs, stems
diminishes, downsizes, shrinks
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
clamps down (on), cracks down (on), crushes, puts down, quashes, quells, represses, silences, slaps down, snuffs (out), squashes, squelches, subdues
douses (also dowses), extinguishes, puts out, quenches
smothers, stifles, strangles, throttles
annihilates, decimates, demolishes, desolates, destroys, devastates, nukes, rubs out, ruins, smashes, wastes, wrecks
exterminates, obliterates, wipes out
conquers, dominates, overcomes, overpowers, overwhelms, subdues, subjugates, vanquishes
abets, aids, assists, backs, helps, props up, supports
foments, incites, instigates, provokes, stirs, whips (up)
advances, cultivates, encourages, forwards, fosters, furthers, nourishes, nurtures, promotes
5
to keep secret or shut off from view
- the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence
belies, blankets, blots out, cloaks, conceals, covers, curtains, disguises, enshrouds, hides, masks, obscures, occults, papers over, screens, shrouds, veils
buries, camouflages, covers (up), smothers
gilds, glosses (over), varnishes, whitewashes
beclouds, bedims, befogs, blocks, clouds, darkens, eclipses, obstructs, occludes, overcasts, overshadows, shades
bares, discloses, displays, divulges, exposes, reveals, shows, uncloaks, uncovers, unmasks, unveils
