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🛑 Able to be stopped 🧬 Can be neutralized
suppressible

suppressible

1 6.8
Something you can stop by action such as medicine
  • adjective
  • /səˈprɛsəbl/
translation icon : suprimible
  • Some negative thoughts are suppressible through mindfulness techniques.

Examples

  • The spread of the virus proved to be suppressible with strict public health measures.

  • The allergic reaction is suppressible with the right medication.

  • The symptoms are suppressible with medication.

  • Many issues are suppressible through early intervention.

  • The disease is suppressible with the right medication, allowing patients to lead normal lives.

  • These emotions are often suppressible, but sometimes they can emerge unexpectedly.

  • With proper training, the growth of weeds in the garden is easily suppressible.

Synonyms

containable
vssuppressible
1 4.0

Something that can be kept under control or stopped from spreading

focuses on preventing continuation and development generally
stoppable
vssuppressible
1 3.4

Can be made to end

emphasises control and prevention of further development rather than only ending
abatable
vssuppressible
  • Formal
8.4

Possible to reduce or stop a problem

means control that prevents development rather than only reducing it
repressible
vssuppressible
  • Specialized
8.8

Able to be turned off by another molecule or process, for example a protein that stops a gene

applies broadly to control or prevention, not only biological regulation

Antonyms

unstoppable
79 4.0

Impossible to prevent from continuing or reaching its goal

uncontrollable
47 4.9

Not able to be held back

How Suppressible

suppressible
1 6.8

Surface Forms

suppressible positive

Morphology

suppressible = suppress (transparent) = suppress + ible

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'suppress' plus the adjectival suffix '-ible' meaning 'able to be suppressed'.

Etymology

Suppressible is made from the root suppress, a part that means 'to press down', and the ending -ible, which means 'able'. Like the everyday word press, it gives the picture of something you can 'press down' or stop, so suppressible means it can be controlled or prevented.