Screen and Suppress

Screen

Screen verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Usage example: bushes screened the swimming pool from passersby on the street

Suppress and screen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suppress" instead a verb "Screen".

Nearby Words: screened, screening, scree, screenful

Suppress

Suppress verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Usage example: the defense attorney is openly accusing the prosecutor of attempting to suppress vital evidence

Screen and suppress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Screen" instead a verb "Suppress".

Common collocations

force screen force suppress force
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Suppress and Screen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/screen/suppress
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