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Synonyms for stifling
sti·fling
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Princeton's WordNet
suppression, crushing, quelling, stiflingadjective
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
"the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"
Synonyms:
crushing, curtailment, suppression, quelling, inhibitionAntonyms:
coldsultry, stifling, sulfurous, sulphurousadjective
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm"
Synonyms:
caustic, acerbic, blistering, acid, sensual, sulphurous, sulfurous, bitter, acrid, virulent, sultry, vitriolic, acerbAntonyms:
cold
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
stiflingadjective
Synonyms:
close, oppressive, suffocating
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2570 | acid | |
#10079 | bitter | |
#12650 | suppression | |
#13260 | inhibition | |
#16950 | sensual | |
#21692 | crushing | |
#26750 | choking | |
#35779 | caustic | |
#40186 | sultry | |
#40699 | blistering | |
#43797 | virulent | |
#47876 | stuffy | |
#51207 | stifling | |
#54698 | smothering | |
#62743 | curtailment | |
#68828 | suffocating | |
#96542 | acerbic | |
#96952 | acrid | |
#100013 | vitriolic | |
#170741 | quelling | |
#194842 | sulfurous | |
#206618 | sulphurous |
How to use stifling in a sentence?
The important thing for us as members of the FSB is to be moving in parallel with these developments and not be stifling innovation, but being able to apply them in a way that improves the resilience of the system.
Science is the only truth and it is the great lie. It knows nothing, and people think it knows everything. It is misrepresented. People think that science is electricity, automobilism, and dirigible balloons. It is something very different. It is life devouring itself. It is the sensibility transformed into intelligence. It is the need to know stifling the need to live. It is the genius of knowledge vivisecting the vital genius.
I want to get to the height of my career being completely who I am, i mean, I am who I am, but I’ve kept a part of me muted, and it’s been stifling.
The Hong Kong government is stifling Hong Kong people’s freedom on the Internet, an open Internet has always been the cornerstone of freedom in a place. Disrupting Internet freedom also undermines the flow of information, freedom of communication, and freedom of the press.
I fear that Section 230's sweeping liability protections for Big Tech are stifling true diversity of political discourse on the internet, on the eve of a momentous and highly charged election, it is imperative that this committee of jurisdiction and the American people receive a full accounting from the heads of these companies about their content moderation practices.
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