Stifle

/ˈstaɪfl̩/

Synonyms for "stifle" (316 found)

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Closest matches (64)

abate allay alleviate asphyxiate assuage attemper bakebank the firebar barricadebe in heatblack outblaze blockblock upblockade bloomblow outblunt boil

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bolt bottlebottle upbroil burke burn censor chasten check chock chokechoke offclamp down oncloseclose offclose tightclose upcombust constipate constrain constrict contain control cook corkcork upcover up

Noun(7 words)

animal kneeblockades bottle bottlesbottles upbottling chokes

Verb(10 words)

asphyxiate asphyxiated asphyxiates asphyxiating bottledbury treasurecan choke constipates contain

Strong matches (94)

crack down oncrowd crush curbcut shortdampdamp downdampende emphasizede-emphasize deaden debar demolish destroy diminish dog douse downplay drown dull

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dumbfound extenuate extinguish flameflame upflareflare upflicker flush fry gag garrote gasp glow gulphold backhold downhold inhugger muggerhugger-mugger hushhush uphush-hush incandesce inhibit jamjump onkeepkeep backkeep downkeep underkeep within boundskill lay lenify lessen lighten lock mitigate moderate modulate muffle mute

Adjective(4 words)

cramped exanimate frustrating muffled

Noun(14 words)

curb douse dwarfs extinguish fetter garrotinghind kneeinhibit kibosh kneeknee jointlimiting manaclesmost sudden silence

Verb(13 words)

dampen extinguished extinguishes gagged garoted garrotted gulped hushed immobilize imprison inhibited muffle mummify

Related words (158)

Verb(31 words)

mutest paralyse quashed quashes quells quenched quieted quiets repress repressed repressessilence the crowdsilenced silents smother smothered smothers snuffed squelched staunched

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stay strangle strangled strangulates stultifies suffocate suffocated suffocates suppressed suppresses throttled

muzzle obstruct obtund occlude out pack palliate pant parchplay downpour water onpreventput downput output to silencequash quell quench quiet quieten

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radiate heatreducereduce the temperaturerepress restrain roast rout scald scorch seetheshimmer with heatshush shutshut downshut down onshut offshut outshut tightsilence simmersit down onsit onslack slackenslow downsmash smolder smother snuffsnuff outsobersober downsoft pedalsoft-pedal soften spark squash squeezesqueeze shutsquelch stagnatestamp outstanchstand in the waysteam stew still stopstop the breathstop upstrangle strangulatestrike dumbstultify subdue sublimate suffocate suppress swallow sweat sweltertake the edge offtame temper throttle toasttone downtrammeltrample outtrample underfoottune downunderplay weaken withhold

Noun(28 words)

muzzlerput outquash quashing quelling quenching repressing restrain scotching silencesilence the classroomsilence the criticssilences silencing smother smothering squelches squelching squish straitjacket

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strangles strangling strangulating stunting stunts suppress suppression throttling

Adjective(5 words)

oppressed straitjacketed strangulatedsubdued smilesuffocating

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

37 entries

actionanatomical jointarticulatio articulation blockbottle upbuy the farmcash in one's chipschokeclose upconk control croak decease diedrop dead

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More specific

9 entries

censorship choke dampen quash quell quench silence silencing smother

Collocations

11 entries

hind stiflestifle a laughstifle anatomystifle creativitystifle curiositystifle discussionstifle diseasestifle dissentstifle growthstifle injurystifle joint

Inflections

3 entries

stifled stifles stifling

Derivations

4 entries

stifleness stifler stifling stiflingly

Antonyms

1 entries

stimulate

similar

3 entries

asphyxiate smother suffocate

Translations

7 translations across 6 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

задъхвам се verb (to feel smothered)

Finnish

1 entries

tukahtua verb (to feel smothered)

Italian

1 entries

boccheggiare verb (to feel smothered)

Japanese

1 entries

窒息しそう verb (to feel smothered)

Khmer

1 entries

ថប់ verb (to feel smothered)

Russian

2 entries

задохну́ться verb (to feel smothered)
задыха́ться verb (to feel smothered)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Why do you stifle me so by complaining?

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She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.

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I had to stifle my anger in front of him.

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High taxes stifle economic growth.

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