Stifle : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'stifle': discover synonyms for the word stifle, such as smother or dampen.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as stifle. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": smother and dampen.


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Synonyms for stifle sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for stifle Degree of synonymy of stifle Frequency in the language
smother
   40001 1.18  
dampen
   39976 0.31  
muffle
   39970 0.22  
knee
   39847 14.69  
suffocate
   30001 1.51  
strangle
   30001 4.37  
choke
   30001 6.47  
gag
   29992 7.06  
extinguish
   29990 0.84  
crush
   29990 16.80  
squeeze
   29989 15.08  
kill
   29987 452.57  
curtail
   29986 0.12  
halt
   29982 11.27  
quash
   29982 0.22  
quell
   29980 0.33  
obstruct
   29980 0.59  
suppress
   29979 1.49  
douse
   29977 0.80  
drown
   29977 10.59  

Lexical field of "stifle"

smother
dampen
muffle
knee
suffocate
strangle
choke
gag
extinguish
crush
squeeze
kill
curtail
halt
quash
quell
obstruct
suppress
douse
drown
impede
hinder
delete
undermine
oppress
thwart
restrict
stop
repress
restrain
frustrate
inhibit
deprive
prevent
deter
allay
contain
jeopardize
constrain
block
bury
stunt
punish
silence
hamper
lock
mute
rein
curb
nip