Synonyms: suppressed
Definition: kept from public knowledge by various means;
Similar words: burked
Definition: suppressed quietly or indirectly
Similar words: hushed-up
Definition: (used of information or news) kept secret by using influence
Usage: hushed-up stories sometimes leak out
Similar words: quelled, quenched, squelched
Definition: subdued or overcome
Usage: the quelled rebellion; an uprising quenched almost before it started; a squelched rumor
Similar words: unreleased
Definition: not (or not yet) made available for distribution or publication
Usage: someone leaked the unreleased announcement; a film that remained unreleased for years
Synonyms: suppressed, stifled, strangled, smothered
Definition: held in check with difficulty
Usage: a smothered cough; a stifled yawn; a strangled scream; suppressed laughter
Similar words: inhibited
Definition: held back or restrained or prevented
Usage: in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear
Synonyms: suppressed
Definition: manifesting or subjected to suppression
Usage: a suppressed press