Synonyms for repression
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of repressing; state of being repressed.
History shows that when governments fear the truth and increase repression, their days are limited.
Related words
- Word family
- repress
Forms
- Plural
- repressions → suppressions, controls, restraints, quellings…
Example sentences
- suppression A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
- restraint She was angry, but she spoke with restraint.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repression | rising | |
| suppression | steady | |
| restraint | falling | |
| quelling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- check1
- 7 letters
- control2, reserve2
- 8 letters
- quelling2
- 9 letters
- restraint2, stricture2
- 11 letters
- restriction3, suppression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (control2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- répression
- Italiano
- repressione
- Deutsch
- Niederschlagung