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suppression

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of suppression

the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others

learned that suppression of her angry feelings didnʼt necessarily make them go away

Synonyms of suppression

constraint, continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint

Words Related to suppression

command, control, mastery, possession

self-censorship, self-containment, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, will, willpower

composure, self-poise, self-possession

aloofness, detachedness, distance

bashfulness, modesty, shyness

reticence, silence, taciturnity

Near Antonyms of suppression

self-abandonment, uninhibitedness

unrestrainedness

gratification, indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence

bluntness, candor, frankness

immoderacy, intemperance

Antonyms of suppression

disinhibition, incontinence, unconstraint

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