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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Washington also seemed to open up the playbook, with downfield passing concepts that confused Miami defensive backs and pressure packages that stifled the Dolphins offensive line.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Raman asserted that there have been only three Inside Safe operations in her district and that her committee has been stifled by inaction from the mayor.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stifled

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That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
The unknowns attached to Brooks have understandably kept his ADP suppressed.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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The new on-pitch laws… There was confusion at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup, when substitute Fin Cartwright was held back from entering the pitch straight away.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Yet too many are held back by a lack of financial confidence.

— Kate Hayward, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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