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SELF-EXPRESSION Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word self-expression. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SELF-EXPRESSION

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concealment
nounn
noun

• the condition of being concealed or hidden

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• the activity of keeping something secret

discretion
nounn
noun

• freedom to act or judge on one's own

• knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

• refined taste; tact

• the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

• the trait of judging wisely and objectively

inhibition
nounn
noun

• (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

• the quality of being inhibited

• (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

• the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

introversion
nounn
noun

• the condition of being folded inward or sheathed

• the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

• (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings

repression
nounn
noun

• a state of forcible subjugation

• (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

• the act of repressing; control by holding down

reservation
nounn
noun

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

• the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

• the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

• something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

• the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

reserve
verb, nounv, n
noun

• formality and propriety of manner

• something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

• (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

verb

• hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

restraint
nounn
noun

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

• discipline in personal and social activities

• the state of being physically constrained

• a rule or condition that limits freedom

• lack of ornamentation

• a device that retards something's motion

reticence
nounn
noun

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

suppression
nounn
noun

• the failure to develop some part or organ

• the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

• forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

• (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

Alternatives for CONCEALMENT

Alternatives for DISCRETION

Alternatives for INHIBITION

Alternatives for INTROVERSION

Alternatives for REPRESSION

Alternatives for RESERVATION

Alternatives for RESERVE

Alternatives for RESTRAINT

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