SELF-CENSORSHIP Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-censorship

noun

Definition of self-censorship

as in self-discipline

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Recent Examples of self-censorship The manipulation, the abuse of institutional power, the self-censorship across the media—everything that the whole Orbán system has been built on over the past sixteen years. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 According to a new report, self-censorship among women in media has doubled in just five years as online violence becomes more coordinated and invasive. — Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026 The Mutual decision encouraged the spread of state and local film censorship boards and helped drive Hollywood to adopt its own scheme of self-censorship, the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930, popularly known as the Hays Code. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026 The second-term pressure on media companies has led to concerns not just about capitulation by corporate bosses but also self-censorship at news organizations. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-censorship

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Noun

Success requires self-discipline, resilience and the ability to stay productive without the structure of a traditional office.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Some employ chatbots for fun or companionship, but many others use them to support their mental health care—from attempting to self-diagnose conditions to helping with self-discipline.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 June 2026

Definition of self-discipline

Noun

The networks were responding in solidarity to repression of a free press.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Drawing on personal archives, home videos, footage of street protests, newspapers and recorded voices, the filmmaker pieces together a portrait of a country shaped by political repression and a continuing hope for revolution.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of repression

Noun

The use of pseudonyms by female writers born in the nineteenth century is typically understood as a feminist loophole around the patriarchal suppression of women’s writing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Some of the footage was played during a dayslong suppression hearing last December, when the defense argued evidence recovered during the arrest should be suppressed because Mangione’s backpack was improperly searched.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppression

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Capitalism has been central to America’s remarkable 250-year adventure in self-government.

— Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
For much of the 20th century, Guatemalans who advocated for self-government, equality before the law, and the welfare of the majority—that is, social democrats—knew that the state might try to kill them.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-government

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Known for her mastery of the bias cut, Vionnet created clothing that mirrored the natural movement of the body, while her innovative approach to cut and construction marked a move away from the structured Edwardian fashions of the prewar period.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
That is exactly the challenge facing Apple, where Tim Cook’s extraordinary run was defined by operational mastery—building upon iPhone’s dominance while weaving an extraordinarily profitable global ecosystem of products, services, and retail.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mastery

Noun

Automatic contributions, delayed payment windows, small rituals that add friction to impulse spending — these are all behavioral architecture moves, not acts of self-denial.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
At the beginning of her relationship with John, Carolyn’s central problem was that being part of the Kennedy family demanded some level of self-denial.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

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