CHOKE BACK Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

choke (back)

verb

Definition of choke (back)

as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question

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Clubs who have stifled investment into their women’s team regularly cite a challenge of sustainability or loss of revenue for doing so, most recently Southampton.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Two soldiers who initially seemed kind took her into the jungle, held her at gunpoint and raped her while holding her mouth shut to stifle her screams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of stifle

Verb

Jokes about Modi were rare during earlier protests, when his government was criticized for suppressing dissent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The idea is to enable riders to accelerate earlier and utilize more of the motorcycle’s capabilities when traction gets erratic rather than just suppressing wheelspin.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of suppress

Verb

TDEs are more common to supermassive black holes with masses of about 100,000 to 100 million suns, because supermassive black holes with masses over 1 billion solar masses tend to immediately swallow their stellar snacks.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 July 2026
At the beach, drinking seawater or swallowing sand can also make dogs sick.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of swallow

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United hold back 200 tickets from each away allocation (typically 3,000) for their players, and not all of these are taken.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Lenders financing these projects tend to hold back the money until the asset is covered for its full build cost, so the insurance question comes with a hard financial edge attached.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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