Stifles Synonyms and Antonyms

To keep from being published or transmitted
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. suppresses
  2. hushes
  3. censors
  4. bans
To decrease or dull the sound of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. mutes
  2. muffles
  3. deadens
  4. dampens

Stifles Sentence Examples

  • Don't believe anyone who tells you that theory stifles creativity.

  • The jagaey (Ficus sp.), which stifles in its giant coils the greatest trees of the forest, and the copei (Clusia rosea) are remarkable parasitic lianas.

  • The forelegs should be straight and strong and the hindquarters moderately angulated with well turned stifles.

  • This is due to a neoliberal consensus that stifles opportunity for change, resulting in growing radicalism.

  • In the one case as in the other, on both sides the struggle provokes passion and stifles truth.

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