Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ridicule |
| Synonyms: | make a fool of, make absurd, make ridiculous, mock |
| Main Entry: | stultify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impede |
| Synonyms: | impair, inhibit, nullify, ridiculous, stifle |
| Antonyms: | excite |
| Main Entry: | stagnate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deteriorate by lack of action |
| Synonyms: | constipate, decay, decline, fester, go to seed, hibernate, idle, languish, lie fallow, not move, putrefy, rot, rust, stall, stand, stand still, stifle, stultify, trammel, vegetate |
| Antonyms: | grow, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | stifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, restrain |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, black out, bring to screeching halt, burke, check, choke, choke back, clam up, clamp down, constipate, cork, cover up, crack down, curb, dry up, extinguish, gag, hold it down, hush, hush up, kill*, muffle, muzzle, put the lid on, repress, shut up, silence, sit on, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stagnate, stop, strangle, stultify, suffocate, suppress, torpedo, trammel |
| Antonyms: | encourage, help, persuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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