抑制|よくせいyokusei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontrol; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb
   彼かれは怒いかりを抑制よくせいすることができなかった。↗

   He could not control his anger.

• Synonym制御せいぎょNeutralA noun for controlling machines or emotions (「自動制御」), focused on operating something so it runs as required; 「抑制」 is about pressing down to keep it from growing.
• Synonym抑えおさえNeutralPressing something down or keeping it in check; also self-control, and in baseball the closer (「抑えの投手」) — broader than 「抑制」.
• Synonym抑えるおさえるNeutralThe everyday native verb for restraining or controlling (「感情を抑える」「出費を抑える」); the most common way to express what 「抑制」 does.
• Synonym抑止よくしNeutralA noun for deterrence (「核抑止力」), emphasising the prevention of something before it happens.
• SynonymコントロールNeutralLoanword for controlling or adjusting (「体重をコントロールする」); common in everyday speech.
• SynonymセーブNeutralLoanword for economising or holding back (「力をセーブする」); also used for saving a file.
• Synonym制止せいしNeutralA noun for stopping someone's action on the spot (「警官の制止を振り切る」) — it targets a person's behaviour rather than growth or effects.
• Synonym押さえ込むおさえこむNeutralTo pin down or shut down completely (「反乱を押さえ込む」); stronger than 「抑制」, implying thorough suppression.
• Synonym制するせいするNeutralTo control or get the better of (「機先を制する」); leans toward written prose.
• Synonym封じるふうじるNeutralTo seal off or block (「動きを封じる」), leaving something unable to act or function.
• Synonym抑圧よくあつNeutralA noun for oppression (「言論の抑圧」), carrying a strongly negative connotation.
• Synonym押さえつけるおさえつけるNeutralTo press down hard or suppress (「反対意見を押さえつける」); unlike 「抑制」, it carries a coercive, forceful nuance.
• Related制圧せいあつNeutralA noun for bringing an area or group fully under control by force (「暴徒を制圧する」).
• Related鎮圧ちんあつNeutralA noun for quelling a riot or revolt (「暴動を鎮圧する」); mostly seen in news reporting.
• Related封じるふうじるNeutralTo seal off or block (「動きを封じる」), leaving something unable to act or function.
• Related規制きせいNeutralA noun for regulating by rules (「輸入規制」), centred on official or legal restrictions.
• Related制限せいげんNeutralA noun for restriction (「年齢制限」), centred on setting a range or upper and lower limits.
• Related拘束こうそくNeutralA noun for restraint (「身柄の拘束」「時間的拘束」), centred on restricting freedom of movement or action.
• Related制約せいやくNeutralA noun for constraining conditions (「予算の制約」) — the limits something operates under.
• Related束縛そくばくNeutralA noun for binding or fetters (「恋人に束縛される」), mostly a mental lack of freedom.
• Related取り締まりとりしまりNeutralA noun for cracking down or policing (「違法駐車の取り締まり」), as by the authorities.
• Related統御とうぎょWrittenWritten/formal prose for commanding and controlling a whole group; rare in actual use.
• Antonym促進そくしんNeutralAn antonym: promoting or furthering something — the direct opposite of 「抑制」.
• Antonym解放かいほうNeutralAn antonym: releasing or setting free — the opposite of 「抑制」's pressing down.
• Antonym亢進こうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a condition becoming heightened (「心悸亢進」); mostly medical, and the opposite of 「抑制」.

「抑制」 means pressing something down so it does not grow or take effect (「インフレを抑制する」「食欲抑制」). In everyday speech, 「抑える」 is the usual word; for preventing something before it happens, use 「抑止」; for controlling machines, 「制御」. The direct opposite is 「促進」. Other near-synonyms split by nuance: force and suppression (「押さえつける」「押さえ込む」「制圧」「鎮圧」「抑圧」), limits and conditions (「制限」「規制」「制約」), loss of freedom (「拘束」「束縛」), and everyday loanwords (「コントロール」「セーブ」).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 抑圧よくあつし制止せいしすること。おしとどめること。