smothered
4
6.2
- adjective
- /ˈsmʌðərd/
- He felt smothered by the expectations placed on him by his family.
Examples
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And time and time again I have crushed and smothered these longings.
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He's trying to imbue her with some sense of awareness and sometime to the point where it's smothering for her and she's kind of saying, hey, hey, she pushing back.
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Her smothered emotions made it difficult for her to connect with others.
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The child struggled to express his feelings when they were smothered by anxiety.
Synonyms
31
6.5
Having strong feelings that a person keeps inside and does not show to others
29
5.7
Kept secret on purpose so people do not know about it
6
5.8
Held back so it is not fully shown or said
4
6.7
A voice or sound made with difficulty and a tight, choked tone
1
6.9
Calm and under control after being stopped, often by force
1
6.3
A feeling, protest, or movement that loses power and ends
1
7.8
Stops a rumor or protest from continuing, often by force
Antonyms
How Suppressed
10
4.3
4
6.2
6
5.8
29
5.7
26
5.3
13
5.5
15
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smothered comes from an old verb meaning 'to choke' or 'to stop something from coming out'. A helpful image is holding your mouth to stop a laugh or a sob, which shows why smothered also means a sound or feeling that is held back and not fully shown.