Stifled

Synonyms for "stifled" (118 found)

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Closest matches (24)

arcane bated blurred breathy cabalistic censored choked choking classified close closed concealed croaking crushed cryptic damped dampened

Verb(7 words)

asphyxiated blocked check choke choked curb dampen

Strong matches (35)

dark dead deadened drawling drawly dull dulled dysphonic enigmatic esoteric faint flat guttural harsh hawking hermetic hidden hoarsehush hushhush-hush

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inarticulate indistinct latent lisping mispronounced muffled muted muzzy mysterious nasal

Verb(5 words)

hindered inhibit inhibited muffle muted

Related words (59)

occult quashed quavering quelled repressed restricted secret shaking shaky smashed smothered snuffling softened sordo squashed squelched strangled subdued suffocated suppressed

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thick throatytop secrettremulous twangy ulterior unbreatheableunder securityunder wrapsundisclosable undisclosed undivulgable undivulged unrevealable unrevealed unspoken untellable untold unutterable unuttered unwhisperable velar

Verb(12 words)

quash quell restrain restrained silenced smother smothered snuffed suffocate suffocated suppress suppressed

Adjective(1 words)

quiet

Adjective(4 words)

smothered strangled strangulated suppressed

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

7 entries

airflow restrictiondevelopmental constraintemotional constraintrestrain verbrestrict verbsuffocate verbsuppress verb

More specific

17 entries

airway obstructionblocked ventilationchokingchoking hazardhampered creativitymuted responserepressed emotionsmotheringstalled progressstifle creativitystifle dissentstifle emotionstifle expressionstifle growthstifle laughterstifle protests

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Collocations

12 entries

stifle creativitystifle dissentstifle growthstifle innovationstifle laughterstifle protestsstifled ambitionstifled breathstifled curiositystifled expressionstifled growthstifled laughter

Inflections

4 entries

more stifledmost stifledstifles stifling

Derivations

5 entries

stifle stifleness stifler stifling stiflingly

similar

1 entries

inhibited

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.

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Tom stifled a scream.

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Tom stifled a laugh.

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Tom stifled a groan.

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