Antonyms for suppressed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : suh-pres
Phonetic Transcription : səˈprɛs


Definition of suppressed

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to put down by force or authority," from Latin suppressus, past participle of supprimere "press down, stop, check, stifle," from sub "down, under" (see sub-) + premere "push against" (see press (v.1)). Sense of "prevent or prohibit the circulation of" is from 1550s. Related: Suppressed; suppressing.
  • verb restrain, hold in check
Example sentences :
  • And the undercurrent of suppressed excitement, the sensation of Her!
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • A suppressed exhilaration rose-tinted every projected scheme.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I shall not read you this," she said finally in a strangled, suppressed voice.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • He entered with a face of suppressed joy and affected melancholy.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Resolutely he suppressed his sympathy for the ghost of Comrade Verloc, and went on.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • This powerful fear of ridicule conquered, or suppressed, all other feelings.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Affections were not implanted in our nature to be suppressed and extinguished.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Fanny uttered a low and suppressed cry of delight and rapture.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "We have not," I said, and suppressed the "thank God" rising to my lips.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Mistress Affery, with a suppressed cry, threw her apron over her head.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for suppressed

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