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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The pipeline offered a way for Saudi Arabia to shift exports to the Red Sea and avoid the Persian Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks have stifled the movement of oil tankers.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The developments further strain Saudi Arabia's effort to get its oil to market while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf where Iranian attacks have stifled shipping.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of stifled

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The record fizzled; after a few weeks, Spector suppressed any further distribution of it.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Native peoples in New England and Bermuda kept alive their family histories and stories throughout the centuries, even when colonial documents suppressed or omitted these connections.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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The play was blown up by Ojomo, who spun off the block of Washington center Nick Allegretti and swallowed Bates behind the line of scrimmage.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
The thought of Margaret trapped in the skyscraper, swallowed up by flames and heat, is an overwhelming load for a mother to carry.

— Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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If a third of that pool has smoothed over an age, downplayed a caregiving responsibility or held back an honest opinion online, that manager is working from an edited pool without knowing it.

— Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Paramount voluntarily agreed not to close the deal until after a trial is held back in July.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Sep. 2026

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