Synonyms of suppression

suppression

noun

sə-ˈpre-shən 

as in restraint

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

learned that suppression of her angry feelings didn't necessarily make them go away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restraint
• repression
• discipline
• inhibition
• composure
• constraint
• self-control
• discretion
• reserve
• refrainment
• possession
• control
• self-restraint
• continence
• self-command
• mastery
• silence
• willpower
• self-discipline
• will
• distance
• self-censorship
• self-government
• command
• reticence
• aloofness
• modesty
• self-mastery
• bashfulness
• shyness
• self-denial
• self-containment
• taciturnity
• self-poise
• self-possession
• detachedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incontinence
• disinhibition
• gratification
• indulgence
• unconstraint
• frankness
• overindulgence
• uninhibitedness
• candor
• bluntness
• intemperance
• self-abandonment
• unrestrainedness
• self-indulgence
• immoderacy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suppression

These unspool in the form of action scenes where the stakes aren’t just personal safety, but the larger ideals of a nation under political suppression. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Under the Ortega-Murillo regime, the government has carried out a sweeping crackdown on dissent following a violent suppression of protests in 2018. — Sergio R. Bustos, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Yet in the twentieth century, when countries around the world prioritized the suppression of all wildfires, many areas became overgrown and susceptible to firestorms. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Nian’an said that the company plans to continue developing wideband oscillation suppression, grid-forming controls, and technologies for coordinating multiple energy sources. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026