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Synonyms of suppress

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Another word for suppress is limit. Other synonyms of suppress are check, quash, squash, subdue and repress.

Synonyms and similar words for suppress

verbTo put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

  • abolish
  • clamp down
  • eliminate
  • buryTo suppress and hide away in one's mind.
  • quashTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
  • squashTo suppress; to force into submission.

verbTo restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.

  • curtail
  • stifleTo keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
  • behedgeTo straiten; restrict; constrain; limit.
  • guard
  • govern formal
  • smotherTo reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish.
  • bind figurativelyTo confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or influence of any kind.
  • chasten
  • choke backTo hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.
  • checkTo control, limit, or halt.
  • inhibit
  • catch
  • contain
  • vanquishTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
  • cork figuratively
  • curb
  • quench
  • quellTo suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
  • dampenTo suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of...
  • hamshackle figurativelyTo bind or restrain; to impose restrictions upon.
  • hold back
  • hold downTo restrain; to check.
  • limitTo restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
  • repressTo forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • shackle figuratively
  • stay
  • stop
  • straiten
  • subdueTo overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
  • throttle figuratively
  • underbringTo bring under subjection or control.
  • withhold
  • withstrain archaicTo restrain.

verbTo stop a flow or stream.

  • clamp offTo stop or restrict the flow of, with (or as if with) a clamp.
  • damTo block the flow of water.
  • stanch
  • stem

Meaning of suppress

  1. verb To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
  2. verb To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
  3. verb To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.

Full definition of suppress

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Questions about synonyms of suppress

What is another word for suppress?
Suppress has 45 synonyms on Word.ws, such as limit, check, quash, squash, subdue, repress, quell and smother.
What does suppress mean?
Suppress means to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: suppress (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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