Synonyms for pent-up
pent-up

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1. pent-up, repressedadjective

   characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

   "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"

   Synonyms:
   repressed

   Antonyms:
   uninhibited

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1. List of paraphrases for "pent-up":

   repressed, uptight, accumulated

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1. King Lip:

   We’re expecting close to 900,000 deliveries. I think that as the economy opens up again, there is going to be pent up demand from people who want to spend some money.

2. Joel Kan:

   Investors are contemplating the risks of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases to the labor market and economy, and Treasury rates and mortgage rates are moving lower as a result, the weakening in activity is potentially a signal that pent-up demand is starting to wane and that low housing supply is limiting prospective buyers' options.

3. Randy Frederick:

   The consumer spending numbers are a concern, we keep hearing that there is pent-up consumer demand that we are going to see down the line but we've seen little evidence of that.

4. Bryce Evans:

   There is pent-up demand worldwide.

5. Jonathan Miller:

   There has been a release of pent-up demand that came with a greater perception of safety and activity that is drawing inbound migration from all over the country, now with the relaxation of the Covid travel ban, we expect an uptick of international demand in the coming months. The next leg up will be early next year when corporate America comes back and people return to work in large numbers.