suppress - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

lessen to the point of stopping

Synonyms

• suppress

More generic

• decrease
• lessen
• minify

Verb

bring under control by force or authority

Synonyms

• conquer
• stamp down
• subdue
• suppress

More generic

• check
• contain
• control
• curb
• hold
• hold in
• moderate

More specific

• burke
• choke back
• choke down
• choke off
• hush
• hush up
• quell
• quench
• quieten
• shut up
• silence
• squelch
• still

Verb

put out of one's consciousness

Synonyms

• repress
• suppress

More generic

• bury
• forget

Verb

consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

Synonyms

• bottle up
• inhibit
• suppress

More specific

• choke
• dampen
• muffle
• repress
• smother
• stifle
• strangle

Verb

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

Synonyms

• crush
• oppress
• suppress

More specific

• keep down
• quash
• reduce
• repress
• subdue
• subjugate

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