Textual thesaurus for "stifling"

(adj) sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

the summer was sultry and oppressive; the stifling atmosphere; the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm

(noun) quelling, suppression, crushing

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

the suppression of heresy; the quelling of the rebellion; the stifling of all dissent