Definition for Stifle:

• To be suffocated.

Synonyms for Stifle:

• n.

  •
  • shut off,
  • interfere with,
  • stamp out.
  •
  • hold back,
  • restraint,
  • torment,
  • hurt,
  • ache.
  •
  • breath.
  •animal (noun)
  • knee.

• v.

  •de-motivate (verb)
  • discourage,
  • deter,
  • dishearten,
  • hamper,
  • depress,
  • frustrate,
  • disincline,
  • daunt,
  • paralyze,
  • dissuade,
  • impede,
  • hinder,
  • de-motivate,
  • curb.
  •prevent, restrain (verb)
  • clam up,
  • trammel,
  • crack down,
  • check,
  • torpedo,
  • spike,
  • constipate,
  • clamp down,
  • shut up,
  • stop,
  • strangle,
  • hold it down,
  • cork,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • choke back.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • suffer,
  • trouble,
  • restrain,
  • pound.
  •
  • chafe,
  • tingle,
  • sting,
  • strike,
  • bother,
  • scorch,
  • squash,
  • skin,
  • prickle.
  •
  • ban,
  • throb,
  • censor.
  •
  • burn.
  •black out
  • cover up,
  • quash.
  •contain
  • keep back.
  •gag
  • cork up.
  •hush up
  • keep dark.
  •kill
  • kill.
  •quieten
  • quieten.
  •silence
  • close up,
  • debrief,
  • shush,
  • keep down,
  • strike dumb,
  • choke off.
  •stash
  • stash.

Paraphrases for Stifle:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    suppress.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    strangle, repress, quell, impede, restrain, oppress, hinder, curb, hamper, obstruct, inhibit, restrict, thwart, frustrate, silence, curtail, discourage, stymie, dampen, stop, constrain, deter, crush, prevent, douse, undermine, block, contain, derail, disrupt, jeopardize, punish, stem, penalize, impair, kill, criminalize, halt, rein, stall, cripple, counteract, stunt, squeeze.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    suffocate, smother, nip, choke, muffle.

Antonyms for Stifle:

• v.

  • prevent, restrain
    let go, free, create, bear, start, begin, aid, assist, persuade, allow, help, encourage.
  • Other antonyms:
    expire, deepen, release, resuscitate, vent, heighten, take out, strengthen, inspire, boost, Unmuffle, loose, increase, inhale, enhance, exhale, express, amplify, magnify, revive.

Homophones for Stifle:

• shadblow, setubal, shadow play, satiable, stable, seed weevil, stiffly, stipule, sheath pile, sight bill, south pole, St. Paul, suitably, stabile, stopple, styphelia, stubbly, sheet pile, stubble, sextuple, staphylea, suitable, stoppable, steeple, stipple, stuffily, suicide pill, see double, suggestible, stapelia, staple, shadfly, she-devil.

Holonyms for Stifle:

• n.

  • animal
    hind leg.

Hyponym for Stifle:

• n.

  • animal
    articulatio, joint, articulation.