suppressible
Able to stifle
Suppressible describes something that can be held back, restrained, or kept from emerging.
A suppressible cough can be stifled with effort.
A suppressible impulse can be controlled.
The word often appears in medical contexts—a suppressible tumor responds to treatment that limits its growth.
inhibitable
Able to be restrained
- blockableAble to be obstructed
- checkableAble to be confirmed
- preventableCapable of being stopped
- stoppableAble to be halted
controllable
Able to be restrained
- manageableAble to be controlled
- restrainableAble to be controlled
- governableAble to be ruled
- controllableAble to be regulated
silenceable
Able to be changed
- stifledForcibly held in
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- smotherableAble to be suffocated
- quellableAble to be subdued
concealable
Able to be concealed
- maskableAble to be covered
- coverableAble to be draped
- disguisableAble to be concealed
- obscurableAble to be concealed
repressible
Able to be restrained
- blockableAble to be obstructed
- checkableAble to be confirmed
- preventableCapable of being stopped
containable
Able to be restrained
- manageableAble to be controlled
- restrainableAble to be controlled
- governableAble to be ruled
mutable
Able to be changed
- stifledForcibly held in
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- smotherableAble to be suffocated
hideable
Able to be concealed
- maskableAble to be covered
- coverableAble to be draped
- disguisableAble to be concealed
ability to be suppressed or held back
suppressibleunsuppressible
Impossible to restrain
irrepressible · uncontrollable · unstoppable · indomitable · uncontainable