CHOKED (BACK) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

choked (back)

verb

past tense of choke (back)

as in stifled

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

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With good pitching come easier games, better matchups, and stifled hitters.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
How often are the voices of people coming home from prison stifled?

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of stifled

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The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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All the while, another machine consisting of a motor, a cylindrical blade assembly and a conveyor belt swallowed logs into one end and delivered a stream of wood chips out the other.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Before he was swallowed by one in Whalefall, Austin Abrams flew to Dominica to see a sperm whale up close.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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The company has been investing heavily into the business, which has held back earnings in recent quarters and, in turn, the stock.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Primaries Kenny and Christina have long wanted to come to Thailand, but have been held back by Christina’s lethal nut allergy.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

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choked (back)

choked off

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