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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On a Monday night when the Bears defense stifled the Seahawks for much of the game, a takeaway was the only thing missing.

— Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Like many Jewish sites across Eastern Europe, where the Nazis’ annihilation was followed by decades of Soviet rule that stifled Jewish memory and communal life, the school’s history had been buried.

— Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of stifled

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Pope Francis, who supported the villagers' campaign, suppressed the Sodalitium last year, shortly before his death.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2026
Pope Francis, who supported the villagers’ campaign, suppressed the Sodalitium last year, shortly before his death.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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Hidden beneath the understory, almost swallowed by spider lilies, was a burial ground.

— Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
But without intentional choices, those four hours can just as easily be swallowed up by more emails, more meetings, more administrative tasks and a longer to-do list.

— Subha Barry, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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Gal Gadot held back tears while honoring Skydance co-CEO Ynon Kreiz at the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Humanitarian Award Dinner.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
In footage, a male protester is seen being restrained on top of a car, and another pair of protesters are held back as a carton of milk bursts open.

— Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

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