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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She said many pubs and hotels had received temporary Covid allowances to reflect suppressed trading, but their removal was a "necessary part of restoring fairness and consistency" across LPS rates valuations.

From BBC

By the end of the study period, SIV levels were suppressed to undetectable levels in both groups.

From Science Daily

The first major revolt against the Islamic leadership occurred in 1999, when students protesting the closure of a reformist newspaper were violently suppressed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The repression has "likely suppressed the protest movement for now", said the US-based Institute for the Study of War, which has monitored the protest activity.

From Barron's

"The topological effect is strongest precisely where the material exhibits the largest fluctuations. When these fluctuations are suppressed by pressure or magnetic fields, the topological properties disappear."

From Science Daily

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