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Synonyms for “suppression”

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suppression

noun

= elimination, crushing, crackdown, check, extinction, prohibition, quashing, dissolution, termination, clampdown • They were imprisoned after the suppression of pro-democracy protests.
= inhibition, blocking, checking, restriction, restraint, smothering • suppression of the immune system
= concealment, covering, hiding, disguising, camouflage • A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems.
= hiding, censorship, hushing up, stonewalling • suppression of official documents

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