Thesaurus
repress
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of REPRESS
1
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force <quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order>
Synonyms clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
Related Words douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench; smother, stifle, strangle, throttle; annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck; exterminate, obliterate, wipe out; conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
2
to refrain from openly showing or uttering <you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her>
Synonyms choke (back), hold back, pocket, repress, sink, smother, stifle, strangle, submerge, swallow
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