Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to repress
Participle: repressed
Gerund: repressing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | repress |
| you | repress |
| he;she;it | represses |
| we | repress |
| you | repress |
| they | repress |
Perfect
| I | have repressed |
| you | have repressed |
| he;she;it | has repressed |
| we | have repressed |
| you | have repressed |
| they | have repressed |
Past
| I | repressed |
| you | repressed |
| he;she;it | repressed |
| we | repressed |
| you | repressed |
| they | repressed |
Pluperfect
| I | had repressed |
| you | had repressed |
| he;she;it | had repressed |
| we | had repressed |
| you | had repressed |
| they | had repressed |
Future
| I | will repress |
| you | will repress |
| he;she;it | will repress |
| we | will repress |
| you | will repress |
| they | will repress |
Future Perfect
| I | will have repressed |
| you | will have repressed |
| he;she;it | will have repressed |
| we | will have repressed |
| you | will have repressed |
| they | will have repressed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | repress |
| you | repress |
| he;she;it | repress |
| we | repress |
| you | repress |
| they | repress |
Perfect
| I | have repressed |
| you | have repressed |
| he;she;it | have repressed |
| we | have repressed |
| you | have repressed |
| they | have repressed |
Imperfect
| I | repressed |
| you | repressed |
| he;she;it | repressed |
| we | repressed |
| you | repressed |
| they | repressed |
Pluperfect
| I | had repressed |
| you | had repressed |
| he;she;it | had repressed |
| we | had repressed |
| you | had repressed |
| they | had repressed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would repress |
| you | would repress |
| he;she;it | would repress |
| we | would repress |
| you | would repress |
| they | would repress |
Perfect
| I | would have repressed |
| you | would have repressed |
| he;she;it | would have repressed |
| we | would have repressed |
| you | would have repressed |
| they | would have repressed |
Imperative
| you | repress |
| we | Let's repress |
| you | repress |
Verbs conjugated like 'repress'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'repress'
depress,
redress,
regress,
adpress,
appress,
derepress,
egress,
empress,
express,
impress,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to keep under control
- behedge, bind, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, dampen, hamshackle, limit, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold, withstrain
- restrain
- suppress, subdue, control, bridle, quell, curb, reduce, check
Antonyms
- restrain
- release, unbind, loosen
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1374, "to check, restrain," from L. repressus, pp. of reprimere "hold back, check," from re- "back" + premere "to push" (see press (v.1)). Used of feelings or desires from 1390; in the purely psychological sense, it represents Ger. verdrängen (Freud, 1893), first attested 1904 (implied in repressed). Meaning "to put down" (a rebellion, etc.) is from 1471.
2. Ultimately from Latin repressus, the perfect passive participle of reprimō (“to repress”).
Sample Sentences
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[...] Having “ nothing of the bear about him but the skin, ” and being gifted by nature with a great, honest, just heart, quite equal to his gigantic frame, he had been for some years witnessing with repressed uneasiness the workings of a system equally bad for oppressor and oppressed. At last, one day, John's great heart had swelled altogether too big to wear his bonds any longer; so he just took his [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Miss Ophelia looked keenly at him, and saw the flush of mortification and repressed vexation, and the sarcastic curl of the lip, as he spoke.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] favorite; and all sorts of complaints and grievances were breathed in my ear; and I told them to mother, and we, between us, formed a sort of committee for a redress of grievances. We hindered and repressed a great deal of cruelty, and congratulated ourselves on doing a vast deal of good, till, as often happens, my zeal overacted. Stubbs complained to my father that he couldn't manage the hands, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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It was the first time since Eva's death that he had ever said as many words as these to her, and he spoke now evidently repressing very strong feeling.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The stranger turned away, and seated himself beside a gentleman, who had been listening to the conversation with repressed uneasiness.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)