ADJECTIVE | all | suppressed | kept from public knowledge by various means |
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all | suppressed | manifesting or subjected to suppression | |
all | suppressed, smothered, stifled, strangled | held in check with difficulty |
Sounds | sahpreh'st | |
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Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... |
Meaning | Kept from public knowledge by various means. | |
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Narrower | burked | Suppressed quietly or indirectly |
hushed-up | (used of information or news) kept secret by using influence | |
quelled, quenched, squelched | subdued or overcome | |
unreleased | not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication | |
Opposite | publicized, publicised | made known |
Spanish | suprimido | |
Catalan | suprimit |
Meaning | manifesting or subjected to suppression. | |
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Example | "a suppressed press" | |
Broader | silenced | Reduced to silence |
Spanish | suprimido |
Meaning | held in check with difficulty. | |
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Example | "suppressed laughter" | |
Synonyms | smothered, stifled, strangled | |
Broader | inhibited | held back or restrained or prevented |
Spanish | ahogado, sofocado |
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