What is another word for stifling?
315 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ stˈa͡ɪflɪŋ], [ stˈaɪflɪŋ], [ s_t_ˈaɪ_f_l_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for stifling:- airless (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- close (adjective)
- heavy (adjective)
- humid (adjective)
- oppressive (adjective)
- sultry (adjective)
- suppressive (adjective)
- sweltering (adjective)
- torrid (adjective)
- tropic (adjective)
- crushing (noun)
- hot (noun)
- de-motivating (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Stifling:
adj.
•airless (adjective) •all (adjective) •close (adjective) •heavy (adjective) •humid (adjective) •oppressive (adjective) •sultry (adjective) •suppressive (adjective) •sweltering (adjective) •torrid (adjective) •tropic (adjective)n.
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- cramped,
- unnatural,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- strained,
- claustrophobic,
- uncomfortable,
- strange,
- tight.
- hot.
v.
•de-motivating (verb)Other synonyms:
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- extinction.
- censoring,
- foetid,
- crack down,
- constrain,
- cut back,
- hold back,
- Muting,
- contrary,
- contain,
- forbid,
- quelling,
- dismal,
- bitter,
- arid,
- overpowering,
- Checking,
- cumber,
- put-down,
- retrenchment,
- Damping,
- monotonous,
- troublesome,
- extinguishing,
- forbiddance,
- hiding,
- cutback,
- virulent,
- boring,
- kneeing,
- Silencing,
- interdiction,
- blistery,
- Terminating,
- suffocate,
- parched,
- repressing,
- acid,
- cut-off,
- hinder,
- controlling,
- sensual,
- smothering,
- veil,
- dying,
- censorship,
- fasten,
- cooking,
- keep down,
- restrictive,
- stale,
- confining,
- broiling,
- repression,
- control,
- obstruction,
- tedious,
- Oppressing,
- acerb,
- roasting,
- frustration,
- pall,
- surrounding,
- windless,
- Obstructing,
- coerce,
- counterproductive,
- annihilation,
- curtailment,
- repress,
- blackout,
- clammy,
- acerbic,
- deter,
- encumber,
- contraction,
- preclusion,
- deadening,
- Dulling,
- iron curtain,
- frowzy,
- ban,
- downsizing,
- moistening,
- purge,
- cessation,
- strangulation,
- washing,
- Suppressing,
- unendurable,
- occlusive,
- crosswise,
- Precluding,
- choking,
- hindrance,
- musty,
- suppress,
- leaden,
- burning hot,
- hush up,
- clamp down,
- abridgment,
- dousing,
- curtail,
- inhibit,
- subjugate,
- restraint,
- Muffling,
- ending,
- blocking,
- obstructive,
- wraps,
- ponderous,
- frowsty,
- discontinuation,
- Squashing,
- annulment,
- abolition,
- quell,
- prohibition,
- canicular,
- Preventing,
- prosaic,
- end,
- steamy,
- restrain,
- stodgy,
- blistering,
- termination,
- caustic,
- blazing,
- quenching,
- mouldy,
- cutting off,
- asphyxiation,
- confine,
- steaming,
- repressive,
- fiery,
- staid,
- impede,
- quash,
- fuggy,
- unbearable,
- softening,
- halt,
- smashing,
- curtain,
- stop,
- moist,
- concealing,
- surcease,
- chasten,
- reeking,
- wilting,
- Interruptive,
- Stultifying,
- mildewy,
- unvented,
- Containing,
- Drowning,
- overwhelming,
- suppression,
- liquidation,
- hold,
- Frouzy,
- cracking down on,
- dull,
- Discontinuing,
- venomous,
- killing,
- Interdicting,
- Obstruent,
- damp,
- Subduing,
- garrote,
- Hushing,
- vitriolic,
- inhibition,
- abridgement,
- interdict,
- check,
- snuff out,
- asphyxiating,
- baking,
- uninteresting,
- Quashing,
- nullification,
- Interrupting,
- scorched,
- sizzling,
- wet,
- Breezeless,
- interference,
- weakening,
- suffocation,
- security,
- debar,
- stifle,
- stifled,
- Subdual,
- melting,
- withholding,
- Gagging,
- halting,
- Smothery,
- inhibiting,
- bound,
- strangling,
- Squelching,
- choke,
- Prohibiting,
- subdue,
- forbidding,
- Restraining,
- Ceasing,
- beset,
- negation,
- gloomy,
- concealment,
- elimination,
- estival,
- Parching,
- sticky,
- inhibitive,
- frowsy,
- bleak,
- smudgy,
- in the way,
- quench,
- stopping,
- putting down,
- Quieting,
- conquering,
- moderating,
- dry-as-dust,
- extermination,
- acrid,
- Extinguishment,
- detain,
- constrictive,
- sunny,
- beat out,
- bamboo curtain,
- contract.
Paraphrases for Stifling:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
suffocating.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Suppressing.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Verb, gerund or present participle
strangling, Restraining, stopping, restricting, discouraging, impeding, Curtailing, Disrupting, repressing, constraining, Deterring, detering, Obstructing, Dissuading, criminalizing, penalizing, Stemming, extinguishing, undermining, limiting, Abolishing, hindering, Counteracting, inhibiting, Oppressing, Deleting, negating, straining, Impairing, Hampering, Reining, Silencing, affecting, Prosecuting, Removing, halting, quelling, Containing, punishing, hurting, arresting, curbing, redressing, blocking, sanctioning, Denying, countering, killing, slowing, crushing, Harming, grinding, Checking, Drowning, damaging, controlling, growing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Other Related
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Verb, gerund or present participle
suffocating, smothering, nipping, choking.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Antonyms for Stifling:
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adj.
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airless
dry, unfriendly, loose, slight.
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Other antonyms:
bracing, brisk, invigorating, ventilated, restorative, airy, refreshing, reviving, refreshed, sweet.
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airless