SUPPRESSION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of suppression The victory ends the 16-year rule of Orbán, whose time in office has been marked by accusations of authoritarianism, corruption and suppression of press freedom, while his pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine stance has put him and his right-wing Fidesz party at odds with the European Union (EU). —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026 The five courses are available online for free and are prerequisites to obtaining a Firefighter Type II certificate, which is given to entry-level wildland firefighters who are responsible for fire suppression, fuels management and mop-up operations. —

Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 But the ancient Greeks may have had a point with their suppression of technē after all. —

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026 Before becoming the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Han Kang was blacklisted by the conservative South Korean government in 2014 for criticizing the bloody military suppression of student protests in her hometown of Gwangju. —

Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suppression

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The department is currently investigating more than two dozen facilities and says, while most providers recognize the need for regulation, some don't think the laws around restraint and seclusion should apply to them.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The volunteer, named Jacki and played with warm restraint by Tessa Thompson, has been slowly developing a friendship with Yarris, a mercurial but undeniably charismatic character played by Adrien Brody, your go-to actor for any slight man with a loping, unsteady energy.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026