- Types Of Speech
- You can use suppress as a verb in a sentence.
- About Suppress
- A 2 syllables verb and 8 letters with the letters e, p, r, s, and u, 6 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters pr. Suppress starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, su, sup, supp, suppr, and the ending characters are s, ss, ess, ress, press, . Suppress is also a double consonant (pp), and double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one''s desires"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Compound Words
- A compound word, suppress has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are sup, and press.
- School Grade
- Suppress is set as a sat word that starts with s, ends with s, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Suppress in Pig Latin is said as "uppresssay or uppresssway".
- Unigram
- s | u | p | p | r | e | s | s
- Bigram
- su | up | pp | pr | re | es | ss
- Trigram
- sup | upp | ppr | pre | res | ess
- Quadrigram
- supp | uppr | ppre | pres | ress
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- to put down by force or authority;
"suppress a nascent uprising";
"stamp down on littering";
"conquer one's desires" - put out of one's consciousness
- keep under control;
keep in check;
"suppress a smile";
"Keep your temper";
"keep your cool" - control and refrain from showing;
of emotions - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority;
"The government oppresses political activists"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abase | cause to feel shame hurt the pride of "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
Absorb The Shock | |
Accelerator | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
Acquire | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) "He grew a beard" "The patient developed abdominal pains" |
Act Superior | |
Adhere | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation "They adhered to their plan" |
Admonish | take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
Adopt | take into one''s family "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Suppress
Anagram | Definition |
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Suppress | to put down by force or authority "suppress a nascent uprising" "stamp down on littering" "conquer one''s desires" |
View English words with the unique letters used in suppress. Words With The Letters Eprsu
Word | Definition |
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Conquering | the act of conquering |
Conqueror | someone who is victorious by force of arms |
Conquest | success in mastering something difficult "the conquest of space" |
Crushing | forceful prevention putting down by power or authority "the suppression of heresy" "the quelling of the rebellion" "the stifling of all dissent" |
Curtailment | the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable |
Forbiddance | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter" "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages" "he ignored his parents'' forbiddance" |
Inhibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter" "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages" "he ignored his parents'' forbiddance" |
Overcomer | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion |
Prohibition | the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof) "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter" "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages" "he ignored his parents'' forbiddance" |
Quelling | forceful prevention putting down by power or authority "the suppression of heresy" "the quelling of the rebellion" "the stifling of all dissent" |
Word | Definition |
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Check | the act of inspecting or verifying "they made a check of their equipment" "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" |
Contain | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy check the expansion or influence of "Arrest the downward trend" "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism" |
Control | the activity of managing or exerting control over something "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" |
Curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" |
Hold | the act of grasping "he released his clasp on my arm" "he has a strong grip for an old man" "she kept a firm hold on the railing" |
Hold In | |
Moderate | a person who takes a position in the political center |
Word | Definition |
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Blink | a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly |
Blink Away | |
Burke | United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) |
Choke Back | |
Choke Down | |
Choke Off | |
Dampen | make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" |
Hush | (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" |
Hush Up | |
Muffle | a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature |
View All Hyponyms For Suppress
Suppress Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters