The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STIFLE , but the solution may also be GAG which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Repress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIFLE | 28 % | 6 |
| INHIBIT | 17 % | 7 |
| STRANGLE | 17 % | 8 |
| SITON | 6 % | 5 |
| BRIDLE | 6 % | 6 |
| GAG | 6 % | 3 |
| HOLDIN | 6 % | 6 |
| MUFFLE | 6 % | 6 |
| BOTTLEUP | 6 % | 8 |
| QUASH | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Repress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keep down
- suppress
- subdue
- quash
- reduce
- subjugate
- suppressing
- prevent
- quell
- restrain
- oppress
- deter
Crossword Answer definitions
STIFLE noun- A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
- A bone disease of this region.
- To interrupt or cut off.
- To repress, keep in or hold back.
- To smother or suffocate.
- To feel smothered etc.
- To die of suffocation.
- To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STIFLE
- Bunker command?
- Suppress
- Suppress, as a cough
- Sit on
- Put a lid on
- Horse's knee
- Suppress, as a yawn
- Archie Bunker command
- Squelch
- Archie's admonition to Edith
More clues leading to the result INHIBIT
More clues leading to the result STRANGLE
More clues leading to the result SITON
- "__ it!": Fonzie
- Use an ottoman
- Perch
- Trigger, as a whoopee cushion
- Squash, in a way
- Keep quiet about
- Squash, perhaps
- Delay, in a way
- ___ one's hands (fail to act)
- Squelch
More clues leading to the result BRIDLE
- Harness component
- It has a bit part
- Restraint
- Harness part
- It'll hold a bit
- It may be bitless
- Restrain
- Horse restrainer
- Hold back
- Horse's headgear
More clues leading to the result GAG
- "__ me with a spoon!"
- April Fools' Day doing
- Choke
- React to a stench, perhaps
- Joke
- React to a tongue depressor
- Prop in 51-Across
- S&M prop
- ---
- Have a tough time swallowing?
More clues leading to the result HOLDIN
More clues leading to the result MUFFLE
- Deaden, as sound
- Wrap to keep warm
- Reduce in volume
- Deaden the sound of
- Dampen, as noise
- Keep down, as sound
- Silence.
- Smother, as sound
- Repress
- Squelch