SUPPRESS Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

suppress

verb

sə-ˈpres

Definition of suppress

as in to stifle

to keep from being publicly known the government tried to suppress the truth about that incident

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as in to swallow

to refrain from openly showing or uttering he managed to suppress a scream at the sight of the dead mouse suppressed her anger

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as in to halt

to hold back the normal growth of pruning helps suppress buds at the ends of developed branches and encourages new growth elsewhere

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as in to quell

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

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as in to conceal

to keep secret or shut off from view the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence

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Recent Examples of suppress As often happens, weather played its part, suppressing the crowd size and making life complicated for the teams and drivers on track. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Thomas, strapped down in a padded room, initially panics when Vision arrives because the Tommy memories Thomas tried to suppress now have physical form. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Those odds are still likely suppressed by the notion the Fed will avoid raising rates just before an election. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Once growth begins there, the process also suppresses additional crystals from forming nearby. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suppress

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Debt acts as a ceiling on private investment, further stifling growth.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The weather served up truly stifling heat, including a stretch of highs in the mid-90s, and a few days of air quality emergency due to wildfire smoke drifting across the upper Midwest.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stifle

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Another Supreme Court case made injunctions — the court orders that companies historically relied on to halt patent infringement — significantly harder to secure.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Reyes said that additional removals must halt while the case, filed by the DC Preservation League and two golfers earlier this year in hopes of stopping the renovation, underwent further review.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

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The listening device was plugged into a USB port on the back of a television, concealed by a small piece of toilet paper, according to the FBI.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
The device, which had a detachable camera sensor, digital microphone, and microSD storage, was concealed in toilet paper, according to the complaint.

— Dan Mangan,Eamon Javers,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceal

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But on the television broadcast that aired on Saturday, Antonia’s T-shirt had been censored, appearing to be all white.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Faith, clearly, doesn’t gravitate to artists who mute or censor themselves (tourmate Musgraves is another big inspiration).

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026