suppressed

Meanings

Verb

• to put down by force or authority
• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
• control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
• put out of one's consciousness
• reduce the incidence or severity of or stop
• simple past and past participle of suppress

Adjective

• kept from public knowledge by various means

Adjective Satellite

• manifesting or subjected to suppression
  • "a suppressed press"
• held in check with difficulty
  • "suppressed laughter"

Synonyms

bottle up, conquer, crush, curb, inhibit, oppress, repress, smothered, stamp down, stifled, strangled, subdue, suppress

Antonyms

publicized