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Stifling

of Stifle

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Hot 84% connected

of Hight

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 2

Bar 76% connected

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Prevention 76% connected

The act of going, or state of being, before.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conquer 74% connected

To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by fo…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Conquer 74% connected

To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by fo…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Crush 74% connected

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crush 74% connected

To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mas…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crushing 92% connected

of Crush

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Quelling 92% connected

of Quell

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sulphurous 92% connected

Of or pertaining to sulphur.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sultry 92% connected

Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry deserts.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Suppression 92% connected

The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of trut…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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