Synonyms for repressed
re·pressed

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1. pent-up, repressedadjective

   characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

   "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"

   Synonyms:
   pent-up

   Antonyms:
   uninhibited

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1. List of paraphrases for "repressed":

   oppressed, suppressed, pent-up, punishable, quelled, stifled, punished

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1. Dexter Scott King:

   Do you ever see people buy cars that they can't even begin to buy in terms of their income? You've seen people riding around in Cadillacs and Chryslers who don't earn enough to have a good T-Model Ford. But it feeds a repressed ego.

2. Richard Bennett:

   It has carried out hundreds of executions, put children on death row after grossly unfair trials, and ruthlessly repressed opposition and human rights activists.

3. Antony Blinken:

   We support the right of people everywhere, whether it's in China, whether it's Iran, whether it's anyplace else, to protest peacefully, to make known their views, to vent their frustrations, and as that's repressed in one way or another in any given country, we speak out against it. We stand up against it and we take action against it.

4. Patrick Gaspard:

   The government of Hungary has denigrated and misrepresented our work and repressed civil society for the sake of political gain, using tactics unprecedented in the history of the European Union, the so-called Stop George Soros package of laws is only the latest in a series of such attempts. It has become impossible to protect the security of our operations and our staff in Hungary from arbitrary government interference.

5. Cyril Connolly:

   As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with irrational fear of life become publishers.