repression (166 synonym found)

Repression has 166 synonyms. The top synonyms for repression are impassivity, inhibition, conversion, tenacity, barrier of secrecy, subjugation, embargo, bottling up and 158 more. Browse the full list below.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for repression?

A common synonym for repression is impassivity. Other synonyms include inhibition, conversion, tenacity, barrier of secrecy.

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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