"Stifled" validity in different word game dictionaries
Dictionary | Validity |
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Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"stifled" Definition
- quelled, crushed, or ended by force: The activist has been in and out of detention as she continues to call attention to her country's stifled uprising.
- suppressed, repressed, or inhibited: My foot slipped, and with a stifled shriek I found myself grasping desperately for a handhold.
- deprived of air or of the ability to breathe: The light is mixed with the dust floating in the stifled hut, where the air inside never moves.
- the simple past tense and past participle of stifle1.
"stifled" Synonyms & Antonyms
"stifled" synonyms:
- suffocated,
- choked,
- smothered,
- asphyxiated,
- strangled,
- strangulated,
- throttled,
- garrotted,
- garotted,
- constricted,
- killed,
- drowned,
- choked-to-death,
- burked,
- gagged,
- wrung,
- wringed,
- wrang,
- suppressed
"stifled" antonyms:
- audible,
- clear,
- perceptible,
- discernible,
- distinct,
- loud,
- vocal,
- noticeable,
- hearable,
- resounding,
- detectable,
- plain,
- appreciable,
- deafening,
- recognizable,
- loud-enough,
- within-earshot,
- easy-to-hear,
- able-to-be-heard