🔄 Synonyms of "Stifling"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sultry | (figuratively) Sexually enthralling. |
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| sulfurous | (American spelling) Containing sulfur. |
| suppressionnoun | The act or instance of suppressing. |
| quellingnoun | The act by which something is quelled. |
| sulphurous | (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. [(American spelling) Containing sulfur.] |
| crushingnoun | The action of the verb to crush. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stifling"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quellingnoun | The act by which something is quelled. |
| suppressionnoun | The act or instance of suppressing. |
| crushingnoun | The action of the verb to crush. |
| sultry | (figuratively) Sexually enthralling. |
| hotverb | Relating to heat and conditions which produce it. |
| sulfurous | (American spelling) Containing sulfur. |
| sulphurous | (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfurous. [(American spelling) Containing sulfur.] |
| hindering | Harmful; that hinders. |
| suppressingnoun | The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression. |
| confiningverb | limiting; restrictive |
| chokingnoun | The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly. |
| strainingnoun | The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc) |
| suffocatingnoun | That tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative. |
| smotheringnoun | The act by which someone or something is smothered. |
| stranglingnoun | The crime of killing by strangling. |
| silencingnoun | The act by which something is silenced. |
| discouragingnoun | That causes discouragement. |
| nippingnoun | The act or sensation of giving a nip. |
| stuffynoun | Poorly ventilated; partially plugged. |
| grindingnoun | (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together. |
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