Antonyms for suppressed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-pres |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈprɛs |
Definition of suppressed
Origin :- late 14c., "to put down by force or authority," from Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere "press down, stop, check, stifle," from sub "down, under" (see sub-) + premere "push against" (see press (v.1)). Sense of "prevent or prohibit the circulation of" is from 1550s. Related: Suppressed; suppressing.
- verb restrain, hold in check
- And the undercurrent of suppressed excitement, the sensation of Her!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- A suppressed exhilaration rose-tinted every projected scheme.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "I shall not read you this," she said finally in a strangled, suppressed voice.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- He entered with a face of suppressed joy and affected melancholy.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Resolutely he suppressed his sympathy for the ghost of Comrade Verloc, and went on.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- This powerful fear of ridicule conquered, or suppressed, all other feelings.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Affections were not implanted in our nature to be suppressed and extinguished.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Fanny uttered a low and suppressed cry of delight and rapture.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "We have not," I said, and suppressed the "thank God" rising to my lips.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Mistress Affery, with a suppressed cry, threw her apron over her head.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for suppressed
- abolish
- annihilate
- beat down
- bottle
- bring to naught
- burke
- censor
- check
- clamp
- conceal
- conquer
- contain
- cover up
- crack down on
- crush
- curb
- cut off
- extinguish
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- interrupt
- keep in
- keep secret
- muffle
- muzzle
- overcome
- overpower
- overthrow
- put an end to
- put down
- put kibosh on
- put lid on
- quash
- quell
- quench
- repress
- shush
- silence
- sit on
- smother
- snuff out
- spike
- squash
- stamp out
- stifle
- stop
- subdue
- trample
- withhold
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