Synonyms of suppressing

suppressing

verb

present participle of suppress

1

as in silencing

to keep from being publicly known

the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• silencing
• covering (up)
• censoring
• stifling
• hushing (up)
• throttling
• burking
• muzzling
• quashing
• repressing
• squashing
• strangling
• squelching
• spiking
• gagging
• smothering
• blacking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposing
• revealing
• uncovering
• debunking
• disclosing
• telling
• spilling
• showing up
• divulging
• unmasking
• spreading
• circulating
• publishing
• unveiling
• relating
• broadcasting
• uncloaking
• reporting
• describing
• blabbing
• recounting
• reciting
• narrating
• rehearsing

2

as in stifling

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

• stifling
• swallowing
• repressing
• controlling
• smothering
• containing
• strangling
• managing
• choking (back)
• submerging
• holding back
• pocketing
• curbing
• sinking
• quelling
• governing
• quashing
• checking
• muffling
• bridling
• squelching
• bottling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressing
• releasing
• venting
• taking out
• unleashing
• loosing

3

as in halting

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

• halting
• diminishing
• blocking
• stopping
• shrinking
• catching
• stalling
• staying
• stunting
• dwarfing
• stemming
• checking
• arresting
• impeding
• obstructing
• holding back
• downsizing
• stilling
• holding up
• balking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• encouraging
• advancing
• fostering
• boosting
• forwarding
• nurturing
• nourishing

4

as in quelling

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

• quelling
• subduing
• repressing
• silencing
• crushing
• quashing
• destroying
• stifling
• squashing
• squelching
• extinguishing
• overcoming
• sitting on
• cracking down (on)
• slapping down
• clamping down (on)
• demolishing
• quenching
• putting down
• throttling
• snuffing (out)
• ruining
• obliterating
• wrecking
• smothering
• decimating
• strangling
• dominating
• annihilating
• exterminating
• wasting
• dousing
• conquering
• subjugating
• smashing
• devastating
• wiping out
• vanquishing
• putting out
• overpowering
• overwhelming
• nuking
• desolating
• rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supporting
• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• abetting
• backing
• stirring
• provoking
• inciting
• promoting
• encouraging
• advancing
• fostering
• whipping (up)
• cultivating
• furthering
• fomenting
• propping up
• instigating
• forwarding
• nurturing
• nourishing

5

as in concealing

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

• concealing
• hiding
• obscuring
• covering
• disguising
• masking
• blocking
• cloaking
• enshrouding
• veiling
• blanketing
• shrouding
• curtaining
• overshadowing
• burying
• screening
• occulting
• blotting out
• camouflaging
• belying
• papering over
• smothering
• covering (up)
• obstructing
• darkening
• whitewashing
• eclipsing
• shading
• varnishing
• clouding
• occluding
• beclouding
• glossing (over)
• overcasting
• gilding
• bedimming
• befogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• showing
• displaying
• disclosing
• exposing
• revealing
• uncovering
• divulging
• presenting
• baring
• unmasking
• bringing out
• clarifying
• unveiling
• uncloaking
• illuminating
• spreading
• publishing
• publicizing
• proclaiming
• broadcasting
• advertising
• getting out
• airing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suppressing

According to Iran Human Rights Monitor, the force has evolved into a powerful internal security institution involved in suppressing anti-government demonstrations, monitoring political activity and enforcing the regime's ideological restrictions. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Cybersecurity specialist Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor) decides to turn whistleblower upon discovering that the US government has been suppressing evidence of extra-terrrestrial life, as part of a cover-up that goes back decades. — Tom Bailey, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

What explains this difficulty in suppressing the Canal Street counterfeiters? — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Lampooning authority is even common in autocratic societies where governments spend large sums of money suppressing speech. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

This is economic capacity currently lost to suppressing yield across the labor market. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Becerra seems to either be suppressing a cough or hyperventilating at the bit of responding to Hilton’s vaccine vacuousness. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

While dengue may be the highest priority pathogen for epidemiologists to fight, suppressing mosquito populations will inevitably decrease diseases all around. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

The interviewer, suppressing a laugh, notes that his daughter has entered his office. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026