Vocabulary—Antonyms MCQ: Choose the option opposite in meaning to ‘‘SUPPRESS’’; contrast restraining, subduing, or holding down with encouraging, nurturing, or allowing expression.

Given data

• Main word: suppress = to put down by authority or force; to inhibit or hold back.
• Choices: Encourage, Allow, Praise, Permit

Concept/Approach
The strongest antonym counters the idea of holding down by actively lifting up or promoting expression.

Option analysis
Encourage: to give support, confidence, or hope; actively promotes rather than suppresses. ✅Allow/Permit: merely absence of restraint; weaker opposites compared with the proactive sense of encourage. ❌ (less precise)Praise: express approval; not necessarily the opposite of suppress in functional sense. ❌

Verification
If a regime suppresses free speech, a democratic policy encourages free speech; these are functional antonyms in governance and communication.

Common pitfalls
Choosing allow or permit because they look opposite; they are neutral, while suppress is active, so the best antonym is the active counteraction encourage.

Final Answer
Encourage