Averted
Suppressed and averted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suppressed" instead a verb "Averted".
Suppressed
Suppressed adjective - Held in check with difficulty.
Averted and suppressed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Averted" instead a verb "Suppressed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- restrained and averted
- restrained and suppressed
- prohibited and averted
- prohibited and suppressed
- restricted and averted
- restricted and suppressed
- curbed and averted
- curbed and suppressed
- repressed and averted
- repressed and suppressed
- inhibited and averted
- inhibited and suppressed
- impeded and averted
- impeded and suppressed
Both words in one sentence
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Averted in Silent Assassin: suppressed weapons can be heard by people nearby, sometimes even through doors/walls.
Source: Video Game / Hitman -
Partially averted in Ghost Recon in which suppressed weapons have realistic sounds but are inaudible from more than a few feet away.
Source: Hollywood Silencer -
Hollywood Silencer: Averted on the stealth ship, where Bond's suppressed Walther P99 sounds probably just a little less loud that it would without the suppressor.
Source: Film / Tomorrow Never Dies
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