| Main Entry: |
repress |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
keep back, hold in |
Synonyms: |
black out, bottle, chasten,
check,
collect,
compose, control,
cool*, cork,
crush, curb, gridlock,
hinder,
hold back, inhibit, jam up, keep in, keep in check, keep under wraps,
kill*,
lock, master, muffle,
overcome,
overpower, quash, quelch,
quell, rein, restrain, shush,
silence, simmer down,
smother, squelch,
stifle, subdue,
subjugate, suppress,
swallow, throw cold water on, tie up
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Antonyms: |
allow, let go, permit
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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