suppression - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

Synonyms

• inhibition
• suppression

More generic

• abstinence

Noun

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Synonyms

• crushing
• quelling
• stifling
• suppression

More generic

• bar
• prevention

More specific

• crackdown

Noun

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

Synonyms

• curtailment
• suppression

More generic

• restraint

Noun

the failure to develop some part or organ

Synonyms

• suppression

More generic

• development
• growing
• growth
• maturation
• ontogenesis
• ontogeny

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