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suppressed

[suh-prest] / səˈprɛst /
ADJECTIVE
composed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confident easygoing levelheaded poised relaxed self-assured serene tranquil unflappable unruffled
STRONG
calmed cool possessed quieted repressed sedate soothed
WEAK
at ease clearheaded commonsensical cool as cucumber disimpassioned dispassionate easy have one's act together imperturbable keeping a stiff upper lip keeping one's shirt on nonchalant not turn a hair placid self-possessed sensible serious staid sure of oneself temperate together untroubled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitated nervous upset worried
STRONG
excited
WEAK
angered annoyed aroused distressed perturbed
ADJECTIVE
doomed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ill-fated wrecked
STRONG
bedeviled bewitched convicted cursed damned destroyed done fated foreordained lost overthrown overwhelmed predestined ruined sentenced sunk undone unfortunate
WEAK
cut down dead duck done for ill-omened in the cards kiss of death luckless menaced que sera sera star-crossed threatened thrown down unredeemed
Antonyms
STRONG
blessed intact nice protected restored saved successful
WEAK
hopeful lucky
ADJECTIVE
downtrodden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
destitute distressed exploited needy oppressed persecuted
WEAK
a slave to abject at one's beck and call at one's feet at one's mercy have-not helpless in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power led by the nose maltreated mistreated overcome subjugated subservient tyrannized under one's thumb underdog underfoot
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rich wealthy
WEAK
happy respected satisfied
ADJECTIVE
forgotten
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned buried erased gone lapsed lost obliterated omitted repressed
WEAK
blanked out blotted out blown over bygone clean forgot consigned to oblivion disremembered drew a blank fell between the cracks left behind left out past past recollection slipped one's mind unrecalled unremembered
Antonyms
STRONG
existing
WEAK
recalled recollected remembered
ADJECTIVE
latent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inherent lurking smoldering underlying unrealized veiled
WEAK
abeyant between the lines concealed contained covert idle immature implied in abeyance inactive inert inferential inferred inoperative intrinsic invisible involved passive possible potential quiescent rudimentary secret sleeping suspended tacit torpid underdeveloped undeveloped unexposed unexpressed unripe unseen vestigial
Antonyms
WEAK
active apparent clear live manifest obvious open public
ADJECTIVE
muffled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
faint muted
STRONG
deadened dim dull mute obscure silenced stifled strangled subdued
WEAK
flat indistinct
Antonyms
STRONG
bright clear intelligent light smart
WEAK
unblocked
ADJECTIVE
oppressed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abused destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted
STRONG
burdened maltreated mistreated tormented tyrannized
WEAK
a slave to abject at one's feet at one's mercy have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot
ADJECTIVE
pent-up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
repressed stifled
WEAK
bottled-up bridled checked constrained curbed held in check held-back inhibited restrained restricted smothered
Antonyms
WEAK
public released
ADJECTIVE
restricted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered
STRONG
bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped surrounded tempered
WEAK
held-back reined in small
Antonyms
STRONG
free unbounded
ADJECTIVE
silenced
Synonyms
STRONG
calmed censored gagged muted repressed restrained restricted stilled subdued
WEAK
held down held-back
ADJECTIVE
subconscious
Synonyms
STRONG
unconscious
WEAK
hidden inmost inner intuitive latent mental repressed subliminal
Antonyms
WEAK
conscious outer
ADJECTIVE
unconscious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
innate instinctive latent lost repressed subliminal
STRONG
accidental gut reflex subconscious
WEAK
inadvertent inattentive inherent involuntary unaware uncalculated undeliberate unheeding unintended unintentional unmindful unpremeditated unrealized unwitting
Antonyms
WEAK
awake aware conscious decided intended intentional knowing
ADJECTIVE
untold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
countless hidden immense incalculable indescribable innumerable staggering uncounted unimaginable unspeakable
WEAK
beyond measure gigantic huge inexpressible innumerous mammoth manifold many measureless mighty monstrous multiple multitudinous myriad numberless private prodigious titanic uncountable undreamed of unexpressed unknown unnumberable unnumbered unthinkable vast
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calculable countable describable limited measurable numbered numerable
WEAK
few little small tiny

Example Sentences

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"Then we realized the galaxies might actually be there, but difficult to detect because their very recent star formation was suppressed."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Having suppressed its military for years in an attempt to atone for the horrors it perpetrated, can Germany fulfil its newfound ambition to become Europe's preeminent military power?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Police units and intelligence services also suppressed rallies and arrested protesters en masse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

This was a demoniac laugh—low, suppressed, and deep—uttered, as it seemed, at the very keyhole of my chamber door.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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