repression (166 synonym found)

Repression has 166 synonyms. The top synonyms for repression are ban, let, curb, pall, veil, block, check, cramp and 158 more. Browse the full list below.

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ban
let
curb
pall
veil
block
check
cramp
delay
index
no-no
taboo
wraps
arrest
denial
holdup
zoning
choking
closure
curtain
embargo
hush-up
iciness
keeping
modesty
refusal
setback
squeeze
statute
subdual
blackout
blockage
blocking
clogging
coldness
coolness
crushing
fixation
holdback
quashing
quelling
security
smashing
stifling
tenacity
aloofness
blankness
crackdown
detention
deterring
exclusion
frigidity
hampering
hindering
hindrance
interdict
occlusion
quenching
restraint
retention
reticence
reticency
squashing
stricture
arrestment
censorship
chilliness
closing up
constraint
contraband
conversion
corking up
detachment
detainment
extinction
forbidding
frostiness
holding in
inhibition
injunction
limitation
locking in
negativism
opposition
preclusion
prehension
prevention
remoteness
retainment
retardment
retirement
ruling out
smothering
squelching
strangling
throttling
arrestation
bashfulness
bottling up
forbiddance
frustrating
frustration
guardedness
impassivity
interdictum
maintenance
prohibition
restriction
retardation
retentivity
subduedness
subjugation
sublimation
suffocating
suppression
zoning laws
backwardness
constriction
disallowance
discreetness
interdiction
interference
interruption
introversion
iron curtain
mental block
preservation
proscription
putting down
reservedness
stranglehold
unaffability
Volstead Act
foot-dragging
impassiveness
impersonality
retentiveness
symbolization
withdrawnness
bamboo curtain
extinguishment
nuisance value
obstructionism
sumptuary laws
uncongeniality
forbidden fruit
inaccessibility
oath of secrecy
seal of secrecy
standoffishness
unexpansiveness
veil of secrecy
official secrecy
defense mechanism
Prohibition Party
unapproachability
barrier of secrecy
expressionlessness
ironbound security
index expurgatorius
psychological block
undemonstrativeness
Eighteenth Amendment
restrictive covenants
prohibitory injunction
index librorum prohibitorum

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for repression?

A common synonym for repression is ban. Other synonyms include let, curb, pall, veil.

How many synonyms does repression have?

Repression has 166 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does repression mean?

(n): the act of repressing; state of being repressed; the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses

Definition of repression:

(n) : the act of repressing; state of being repressed; the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses
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(n) : the act of repressing; state of being repressed; the rejection from consciousness of painful or disagreeable ideas, memories, feelings, or impulses
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