Synonyms of crack down

Noun


1. crackdown, suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling

usage: severely repressive actions

Verb


1. clamp down, crack down, restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

usage: repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs"

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