repressed
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Synonyms & Antonyms for repressed
Synonyms
conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, quiet, restrained, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious
Antonyms
flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)
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The scandals in the governor’s mansion triggered an explosion of repressed rage not seen here since 1999, when errant bombs killed a man in Vieques — an island community to the east of Puerto Rico’s main territory. — Washington Post, "Puerto Rico has turned on its governor as deep unrest reaches the surface," 21 July 2019 The new production emphasizes the repressed three-way subtext between Laurey, Curly, and Jud in a number of ways. — Aja Romano, Vox, "The new Oklahoma! is a sexy, shocking revival for our times," 2 July 2019 But blindly accepting American propaganda about the revolutionary government obscured the real, if limited, grassroots democratic advances and efforts to improve the quality of formerly impoverished and violently repressed lives. — Jeffrey L. Gould, The New Republic, "Making Sense of Bernie’s Sandinista Sympathies," 6 June 2019 Especially people who haven't necessarily considered what their style might be, who felt kind of repressed. — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, "Orlando Soria's Unspouse My House Is Your Newest HGTV Obsession," 6 June 2019 As a young woman, I was drawn to female characters whose repressed anger fermented into a melancholy that made them feel unreal, ghostly. — Longreads, "Demonology: A Woman’s Right to Fury," 10 June 2019 The former army officer restricted the media and repressed opponents. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Downfall of a Dictator," 11 Apr. 2019 Social media is an opportunity in repressed societies. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Full Q&A: NBC journalists Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and Hallie Jackson on Recode Decode," 5 Dec. 2018 Another suggested that my cancer was the result of a repressed trauma. — Assia Grazioli-venier, Harper's BAZAAR, "I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 35," 8 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repressed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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