Stifling : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with S > Stifling

Looking for words with meaning close to 'stifling': discover synonyms for the word stifling, such as quelling or suppression.

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Example of words in the same lexical field as "": quelling and suppression.


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Synonyms for stifling sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for stifling Degree of synonymy of stifling Frequency in the language
quelling
   40003 0.02  
suppression
   40000 0.49  
crushing
   39994 2.73  
sultry
   39948 0.27  
hot
   39947 189.84  
sulfurous
   39754  
sulphurous
   39752 0.02  
hindering
   30003 0.14  
suppressing
   30001 0.69  
confining
   29997 0.35  
choking
   29995 5.10  
straining
   29995 0.88  
suffocating
   29995 1.47  
smothering
   29994 0.41  
strangling
   29993 1.33  
silencing
   29992 0.18  
discouraging
   29985 0.80  
nipping
   29982 0.39  
stuffy
   29971 3.63  
grinding
   29965 2.08  

Lexical field of "stifling"

quelling
suppression
crushing
sultry
hot
sulfurous
sulphurous
hindering
suppressing
confining
choking
straining
suffocating
smothering
strangling
silencing
discouraging
nipping
stuffy
grinding
drowning
repressing
curbing
stultifying
oppressive
asphyxiating
suffocatingly
squelching
stymieing
suffocates
constricting
hampering
suffocate
deadening
restrictive
limiting
restricting
suffocated
crippling
enervating
inhibiting
unconducive
stagnant
constraining
squelched
stymie
impeding
unbearable
stymies
constrictive