The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STIFLES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Represses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIFLES | 30 % | 7 |
| KEEPSIN | 20 % | 7 |
| INHIBITS | 20 % | 8 |
| SILENCES | 10 % | 8 |
| HIDES | 10 % | 5 |
| BOTTLESUP | 10 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Represses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keep down
- suppress
- subdue
- quash
- reduce
- subjugate
- criminalises
- criminalizes
- imposes
- oppresses
- prohibits
- punishes
Crossword Answer definitions
STIFLES 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 STIFLES
- Quashes
- Puts down
- Puts down, as a revolt
- Quenches.
- Represses.
- Suppresses
- Represses
- Squelches
- Stops, as a yawn
- Nips in the bud
More clues leading to the result KEEPSIN
More clues leading to the result INHIBITS
More clues leading to the result SILENCES
- Puts a lid on
- Uses a muffler
- Quiet times
- Muzzles
- Gags
- Hushes
- They may be deafening
- Stills
- Puts to rest
- Conversation breaks
More clues leading to the result HIDES
- Trapper's quest
- Pelts
- Uses camouflage gear
- Puts out of sight
- Doesn't show
- Holes up
- Horsehair jackets?
- Hunt souvenirs
- Puts under cover
- Plays "sardines"