Synonyms & related words for suppression

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of suppression — including quelling, inhibition, repression, stifling, silencing, crackdown. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to suppression

Explore words related to suppression — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include suppressing, curtailment, suppressive, immunosuppress, suppresses, suppressible, insuppressible, suppressed. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for suppression

Common synonyms for suppression include quelling, inhibition, repression, stifling, silencing, crackdown, eradication, censorship — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does suppression come from?

The word suppression breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sup-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -press, from Latin premo (“press”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.