Synonyms for crackdown
ˈkrækˌdaʊncrack·down

Princeton's WordNet

1. crackdownnoun

   severely repressive actions

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1. • Suppression

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1. List of paraphrases for "crackdown":

   suppression, repression, deterrence, deterrent, campaign

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1. Matthew Smith of Fortify Rights:

   Governments in the region are playing human ping-pong, pushing boats back out to sea while claiming to crackdown on human trafficking, all governments have a responsibility to protect survivors of trafficking and asylum seekers. No government can credibly claim to be combating trafficking while simultaneously creating a ready pool of desperate and insecure people at sea.

2. Hamza Abu Shanab:

   The security crackdown in Sinai may complicate things for Hamas and other factions in Gaza who bring in weapons to fight Israel, It may complicate it, but it will not stop it.

3. Ruslan Balbek:

   There is often a confusion of concepts: people interpret a crackdown on religious sects which are banned in Russia ... as a persecution of the Crimean Tatars.

4. Nawaz Sharif:

   What credibility will these elections have when the government is taking such a drastic action against our people and this crackdown is taking place all over the country?

5. Rodrigo Duterte:

   Regular Jobs Now. Duterte reiterated his plea for Congress to re-impose the death penalty for drug offenders and other criminals, and said he would not stop his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs. The fight will not stop until those who deal in (drugs) understand that they have to stop because the alternatives are either jail or hell, he said. PHILIPPINES CANCELS TALKS WITH COMMUNIST REBELS AMID ATTACKS Duterte also addressed the United States in his speech by demanding America give back three church bells that were seized more than a century ago in the Philippine village of Balangiga. Give us back those Balangiga bells…They are part of our national heritage ... return it to us, this is painful for us.