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suppressing
adjective as in hiding
Weak matches
adjective as in retaining
noun as in suppression
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak match
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Example Sentences
Unfortunately, that means suppressing fire or cutting down all the pretty uninfected trees can cause mistletoe outbreaks.
A secular police state well practiced in suppressing internal challenges.
People who are constantly suppressing the urge to make the most obscene, offensive jokes that spring to mind.
Instead of suppressing turnout, the law seemed to spur people to go to the polls.
Plus, he crafted the Lyons-Seward Treaty, joining the U.S and Great Britain in suppressing the international slave trade.
And who could have been the bridegroom except the one interested in suppressing Molly's secret, whatever it might be?
"My room has three windows in the daytime," said Anderson, with difficulty suppressing a nervous laugh.
Susan Simpson strolled sedately,Stifling sobs, suppressing sighs.
He had often said she was the only woman he could talk to without suppressing a yawn.
This negative, this suppressing character of attention is not a chance by-product, it is most essential.
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On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suppressing, such as: null, covering, masking, screening, veiling, and going underground.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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