Synonyms for stifle
ˈstaɪ fəl

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1. stifle, knee(verb)

   joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, knee, knee joint, human knee, genu

   Antonyms:
   stimulate, excite

2. smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress(verb)

   conceal or hide

   "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

   Synonyms:
   keep down, cramp, muffle, surround, quash, halter, suppress, asphyxiate, subjugate, gag, mute, strangulate, throttle, reduce, hamper, repress, put out, damp, suffocate, dull, smother, choke, dampen, tone down, strangle, subdue

   Antonyms:
   stimulate, excite

3. stifle, dampen(verb)

   smother or suppress

   "Stifle your curiosity"

   Synonyms:
   asphyxiate, muffle, mute, moisten, dull, weaken, repress, break, soften, tone down, suffocate, wash, smother, choke, deaden, damp, dampen, strangle

   Antonyms:
   stimulate, excite

4. suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke(verb)

   impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

   "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

   Synonyms:
   drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, repress, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, asphyxiate, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, dampen, go, pass, choke off, die, smother, suffocate, exit, congest, scrag, muffle

   Antonyms:
   stimulate, excite

5. suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate(verb)

   be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

   "The child suffocated under the pillow"

   Synonyms:
   suffocate, asphyxiate, gag, muffle, strangle, repress, smother, choke, dampen

   Antonyms:
   stimulate, excite

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stifle(verb)

   To repress, keep in or hold back.

   The army stifled the rebellion.

   Synonyms:
   restrain, throttle, hinder, suppress

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stifle

   Synonyms:
   cool, extinguish, put out, smother, subdue

   Antonyms:
   blaze, brand, burn, cauterize, char, consume, cremate, flame, flash, ignite, incinerate, kindle, scorch, set fire to, set on fire, singe

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stifle

   Synonyms:
   choke, suffocate, smother, throttle, quench, repress, suppress, extinguish, burke

   Antonyms:
   ventilate, discuss, promulgate, propound

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1. choke (verb)

   obstruct one’s throat

   she choked on a tiny fish bone

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

2. choke back (verb)

   fail to control one’s emotions

   they choked back tears (feelings; anger; disappointment, etc.)

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. stifle(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   smother, choke, suffocate

2. stifle(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   suppress, repress, check, deaden, stop, destroy, extinguish, quench

3. stifle(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   still, hush, silence, muffle, muzzle, gag

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "stifle":

   suffocate, smother, strangle, suppress, nip, choke, repress, quell, oppress, muffle

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How to use stifle in a sentence?

1. Peter Tuz:

   The fear is that price controls stifle innovation. It hasn't happened yet, they'll have to sharpen their pencils and recalculate what their outlook is for new drugs and whether they're worth still developing.

2. Flannery O'Connor:

   Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them.

3. Imran Sarker:

   They want peace, they talk of humanity. If you strike them with stones, they don't strike back. They try to reach you with flowers, so, if you want to sow fear and stifle progressive thought, they are easy to pick on.

4. Rupert Colville:

   We are very concerned that these apparently trumped-up charges may constitute a renewed attempt to stifle dissent.

5. Jeff Paine:

   Overly prescriptive regulation and onerous compliance obligations... would act as market barriers and stifle growth and competitiveness.

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