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suppressed

adjective

Kept from public knowledge by various means

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Word length
10
Starts with
S
Ends with
D
Contains
UP
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Kept from public knowledge by various means

adjective

  1. Held in check with difficulty

    “A smothered cough”

adjective

  1. Manifesting or subjected to suppression

    “A suppressed press”

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A smothered cough
A stifled yawn
A strangled scream
Suppressed laughter
A suppressed press

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