🔒Pent-up

adjective
/ˈpent ʌp/

Meaning

suppressed; restrained; confined

Example Sentences

He had pent-up anger that finally exploded.

Synonyms

suppressed, restrained, confined, repressed

Antonyms

released, expressed, free, unleashed

Collocations

pent-up emotions, pent-up feelings, pent-up anger, pent-up frustration

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