1. (verb) stifle, knee
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Synonyms: articulatio genus, knee, knee joint, stifle, human knee, genu
Antonyms: stimulate, excite
2. (verb) smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
conceal or hide
Synonyms: keep down, cramp, muffle, surround, quash, halter, suppress, asphyxiate, subjugate, gag, mute, strangulate, throttle, reduce, hamper, repress, put out, damp, suffocate, dull, smother, choke, stifle, dampen, tone down, strangle, subdue
Antonyms: stimulate, excite
3. (verb) stifle, dampen
smother or suppress
Synonyms: asphyxiate, muffle, stifle, mute, moisten, dull, weaken, repress, break, soften, tone down, suffocate, wash, smother, choke, deaden, damp, dampen, strangle
Antonyms: stimulate, excite
4. (verb) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synonyms: drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, repress, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, asphyxiate, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, dampen, go, pass, choke off, die, smother, suffocate, exit, congest, scrag, muffle, stifle
Antonyms: stimulate, excite
5. (verb) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Synonyms: stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate, gag, muffle, strangle, repress, smother, choke, dampen
Antonyms: stimulate, excite
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Synonyms and Antonyms of stifle 
