The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MUTED , but the solution may also be HELDIN which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Stifled crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MUTED | 33 % | 5 |
| SMOTHERED | 22 % | 9 |
| HELDIN | 22 % | 6 |
| DAMPED | 11 % | 6 |
| KEPTDOWN | 11 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stifled
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inhibited
- smothered
- strangled
- suppressed
- repressed
- hampered
- oppressed
- devastated
- curbed
- constrained
- restricted
- limited
Crossword Answer definitions
MUTED verb- To silence, to make quiet.
- To turn off the sound of.
- Of a bird: to defecate.
- To cast off; to moult.
- Not expressed strongly or openly.
- (of a sound) Quiet or soft.
- (of color) Subdued.
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 MUTED
- Toned down
- Subtle
- Muffled
- Far from flamboyant
- Made silent
- Softened
- Subdued
- Silenced
- Squelched the audio
- Like a subdued trumpet
More clues leading to the result SMOTHERED
- Topped liberally, as with gravy
- Suppressed.
- Covered, as steak in onions.
- Overcame.
- Stifled
- Drenched in sauce
More clues leading to the result HELDIN
- Restrained
- Stifled
- Restrained.
- Controlled oneself
- Repressed
- Constrained
- Bottled up
- Bottled up, as emotions
- Suppressed