Synonyms for stifle
ˈstaɪ fəlsti·fle

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1. stifleverb

   To repress, keep in or hold back.

   The army stifled the rebellion.

   Synonyms:
   restrain, throttle, hinder, suppress

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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

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1. stifle

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

   Antonyms:
   ventilate, discuss, promulgate, propound

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1. stifle, kneeverb

   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, repressverb

   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, dampenverb

   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, chokeverb

   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, asphyxiateverb

   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

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1. • Die
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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  

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1. stifleverb

   Synonyms:
   smother, choke, suffocate

2. stifleverb

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

3. stifleverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "stifle":

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

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1. 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.

2. Patrick Gathara:

   This is a government that is looking to stifle dissent, they're saying that Kenyans need to accept a limitation on their civil rights in order to have an effective fight against terrorism. But they haven't defined how our rights are impeding the war on terror.

3. Republican Mike Lee of Utah:

   My staff is always on the lookout for cases where big business uses big government to stifle competition and that is exactly what the Egg Board did here, but the real story is that programs like this shouldn’t exist in the first place. If egg producers want to get together voluntarily and promote eggs, that’s great. But they shouldn’t need the federal government to run the program for them.

4. Andrew Wheeler:

   While that’s flattering, I am not thinking about it, no, i could have put my hat in the ring for the administrator. I wasn’t interested in that. I am still not interested in that. Trump said Wheeler would assume duties as acting administrator of the EPA on July 9. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright! Trump tweeted on July 5. Here are 3 things you need to know about the interim EPA chief before he officially changes roles. A former coal industry lobbyist, Wheeler helped lead an industry fight against regulations aimed at protecting Americans' health and addressing climate change. Many in the industry argued that the regulations would stifle business. Throughout his decades-long career, Wheeler has reportedly lobbied for at least 20 different companies, includingSargento Foods Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, and Xcel Energy, among others. During his time as a lobbyist, Wheelerworked alongside Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reduce the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah by 85 percent and reserve a piece of the land for uranium mining, Fortune Magazine reported. In recent years, Wheeler has lobbied for Energy Fuels Resources Inc. and Murray Energy Corporation, which is run by longtime Trump supporter Robert Murray, who spent roughly $300,000 on the president's inauguration, according toThe New York Times. Wheeler worked for the EPA in the early 1990s, focusing on chemicals and toxic substance-related issues during the Bush and Clinton administrations. He later transitioned into the role of staff chief of the Senate Environment Committee andserved as counsel to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Wheeler joined the international law firmFaegre Baker Daniels after his stint at the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. During his time at the firm, he helped counsel a variety of clients on comprehensive legislative, regulatory and operational strategies, the firm states on its website. He worked on every major piece of environmental and energy-related legislation before Congress over the span of a decade, ProPublica reported.

5. Catt Sadler:

   It’s disappointing that any network would order the censorship of opinions, but it’s particularly disturbing in this case because we are at a cultural tipping point where women feel more and more comfortable being vocal about issues like pay equality and sexual misconduct. To shut down those conversations is to stifle progress.