Stifles

Synonyms for "stifles" (271 found)

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Verb(21 words)

choke asphyxiate dampen strangle suffocate muffle repress smother gag scomfish throttle behedge bequiet bestill bind burke bury can chasten check

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smother suffocate abate allay alleviate asphyxiate assuage attemper bake bank the fire bar barricade be in heat black out blaze block block up blockade bloom blow out

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blunt boil bolt bottle bottle up broil burke burn censor chasten check chock choke choke off

Related words (135)

keep back keep down keep under keep within bounds kill lay lenify lessen lighten lock mitigate moderate modulate muffle mute muzzle obstruct obtund occlude out

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Noun(2 words)

knee stifle joint

Verb(26 words)

limit make silent mute muzzle occult quiet quiet down quieten quieten down restrain restrict secrete shackle silence stay still stimulate stop straiten subdue

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suppress underbring vanquish veil withhold withstrain

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A company that stifles innovation can't hope to grow very much.

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The West often imposes conditionalities and strict criteria on development aid, which undermines the autonomy of recipient countries and stifles the growth of a multipolar world.

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Copyright stifles creativity.

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