Synonyms for stifled
sti·fled

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1. smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressedadjective

   held in check with difficulty

   "a smothered cough"; "a stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed laughter"

   Synonyms:
   suppressed, strangled, smothered

   Antonyms:
   uninhibited

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1. List of paraphrases for "stifled":

   smothered, suffocated, suppressed, nipped, repressed, choked

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1. Jeb Bush on Tuesday:

   The animal spirits of this country are being stifled by this top-down-driven regulatory system that is choking off the next generation of job creators.

2. Tim Sweeney:

   Epic's frustration with Apple especially, and Google to some extent, had been building up for at least three years. Ever since Fortnite grew to have a large audience, we felt stifled by several things.

3. James Dickey:

   Texas Democrats have stifled religious liberty and the freedom to support any organization or belief they do not agree with.

4. Jack London, Personal Credo:

   I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

5. Jack London:

   I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.