Synonyms for stifling
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Suppression
Other
Adjective
1. Sultry
sultry, sulphurous UK, sulfurous US
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which something is stifled.
- adj. 1
That stifles.
The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much.
Forms
- Plural
- stiflings → suppressions, crushings, quellings, suffocatings…
Example sentences
- crushing Ziri heard a lot of crushing noises in the area.
- suppression A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
- suffocating This room's so small and hot that I'm suffocating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stifling | rising | |
| crushing | steady | |
| suppression | steady | |
| quelling | rising | |
| suffocating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- close1
- 6 letters
- sultry2
- 8 letters
- crushing2, quelling2
- 9 letters
- sulfurous
- 10 letters
- extinction3, oppressive3, sulphurous
- 11 letters
- suppression3, suffocating4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sultry2 = 2 syllables).