Synonyms

suppressed

American

[suh-prest] / səˈprɛst /

adjective

stopped or kept from carrying on normal activity.

In the late 1700s, all members of the suppressed Jesuit Order flocked to Rome from other European countries where they were not tolerated.
kept in or repressed, as a laugh, feeling, thought, etc..

I heard a suppressed giggle from under the bed.
withheld from disclosure or publication.

There is a reasonable probability that the suppressed evidence would have produced a different verdict.
stopped or arrested, as a cough, bodily process, etc..

Their study examines how viral therapy combined with a suppressed immune response could be more effective against solid tumors.
vanquished or subdued; quelled.

Six casino workers were killed in a brutally suppressed strike.
done away with or abolished, by or as by authority.

Generations later, descendants of the colonists have generally accepted the formerly suppressed practice of tattooing.
kept from being expressed genetically.

The promise of reversing sickle cell disease symptoms by reactivating a suppressed gene has attracted considerable interest.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of suppress.

Other Word Forms

nonsuppressed adjective
quasi-suppressed adjective
suppressedly adverb
unsuppressed adjective
well-suppressed adjective

Etymology

Origin of suppressed

suppress ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Disruption to oil exports or damage to infrastructure would compound public anger that has been suppressed rather than resolved.

From BBC

Platforms must now clearly and permanently label synthetic or AI‑manipulated media with markings that cannot be removed or suppressed.

From Barron's

"We have observed in earlier studies that visual processes in the brain are suppressed by this receptor," says Callum White, first author of the study.

From Science Daily

Inventory remains suppressed in large part because the vehicle production shortages of 2020-22 reduced the number of off-lease vehicles returning to dealer lots.

From MarketWatch

Tarrant's lawyers, whose names are suppressed for security reasons, said his prison conditions were unlike anything else in the system.

From Barron's

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