muzzling Synonym

control, manage, govern, direct, oversee, supervise, administer, adjust, standardize, modulate, coordinate, balance, fine-tune, calibrate, normalize, harmonize, order, rule, guide, monitor, police, command, dictate, handle, operate, run, steer, manipulate [x]

constraint, limitation, restriction, control, moderation, self-discipline, self-control, inhibition, curb, check, suppression, temperance, reserve, prudence, austerity, abstinence, forbearance, regulation, governance, confinement, repression, discipline, self-restraint, self-command, self-possession, self-regulation, self-mastery, self-denial [x]

repress, stifle, subdue, quell, restrain, inhibit, smother, curb, silence, muffle, squelch, bottle up, hold back, keep down, check, contain, control, dampen, muzzle, choke, gag, hush, throttle, quash, extinguish, crush, overpower, conquer, defeat, vanquish, subjugate, dominate, oppress, suppress [x]

repression, inhibition, restraint, stifling, quelling, subduing, silencing, curbing, crushing, squashing, smothering, extinguishing, squelching, suppression [x]

suffocate, choke, stifle, asphyxiate, suppress, overwhelm, engulf, blanket, cover, muffle, quench, extinguish, subdue, restrain, repress, strangle, throttle, smother [x]

restrict, limit, confine, restrain, curb, check, inhibit,, control, bound, circumscribe, hamper, hinder, impede, suppress, stifle, bridle, throttle, trammel, tether, fetter, shackle, encumber, repress, subdue, contain, hold back, keep in check, rein in, bottle up, clamp down on, put a lid on, hem in, box in, pin down, tie down, tie up, hold down, keep within bounds, keep under control, put the brakes on, put the kibosh on, put a damper on, put a crimp in, put a stop to, crack down on, rein back, hold in check, keep a lid on [x]

cracking-down, repressing, suppressing, restraining, controlling, curbing, limiting, restricting, tightening, enforcing, policing, regulating, subduing, quelling, stifling, muzzling, silencing, gagging, constraining, containing, checking, reigning-in, holding-back, putting-a-stop-to, putting-an-end-to, stamping-out, snuffing-out, shutting-down, cutting-off, halting, stopping, terminating, discontinuing, ceasing, abolishing, eliminating, eradicating, annihilating, obliterating, extinguishing, neutralizing, nullifying, invalidating, voiding, negating, counteracting, countering, thwarting, hindering, impeding [x]

restraining, limiting, controlling, checking, curtailing, suppressing, containing, moderating, regulating, constraining, bridle, inhibiting, stifling, tempering, holding back, reigning in, dampening, mitigating, reducing, diminishing, cutting back, scaling down, tapering, trimming, clipping, restricting, repressing, subduing, quelling, arresting, stemming, abating, throttling, dampening down, reigning back, bottling up, keeping in check, holding in, keeping under control, putting a lid on, putting the brakes on, keeping a tight rein on, cracking down on [x]

Censorship, silencing, gagging, muzzling,ifling, repression, suppression, quashing, curbing, restraining, inhibiting, controlling, limiting, restricting, banning, prohibiting, vetoing, barring, obstructing, hindering, thwarting, impeding, blocking, preventing, stopping, quelling, squelching, damping, damping down, damping out, damping off, damping up, damping away, damping back, damping forward, damping through, damping under, damping over, damping around, damping across, damping beneath, damping beside, damping beyond, damping within, damping without, damping alongside, damping amidst [x]

constraints, limitations, restrictions, controls, curbs, checks, bounds, confines, impediments, hindrances, barriers, obstacles, inhibitions, regulations, fetters, shackles, chains, ties, bonds, trammels, prohibitions, interdictions, suppressions, represses, deterrents [x]

restrain, control, limit, check, suppress, restrict, rein in, hold back, bridle, contain, inhibit, moderate, temper, constrain, stifle, subdue, dampen, curb, repress, quell, throttle, choke, bottle up, keep in check, hold in, keep under control, keep a lid on, keep within bounds, keep under wraps, keep in line, in order, keep in place, keep in restraint, keep in subjection, keep in subordination, keep in suppression, keep in thrall, keep in tow, keep in tutelage, keep in tutorship [x]

control, rule, govern, command, lead, oversee, manage, direct, supervise, subjugate, overpower, conquer, master, dictate, reign, prevail, influence, dominate [x]

suppress, restrain, smother, quell, curb, inhibit, repress, muffle, choke, suffocate, silence, subdue, squelch, hold back, bottle up, muzzle, gag, stymie, check, contain, dampen, deaden, extinguish, hush, throttle, block, obstruct, impede, hinder, arrest, quash [x]

calming, soothing, pacifying, tranquilizing, relaxing, settling, easing, mollifying, placating, appeasing, stilling, silencing, muting, hushing, lulling, subduing, alleviating, comforting, assuaging, tempering, quelling, damping, softening, moderating, mitigating, repressing, restraining, taming, tranquilising, quietening, deadening, dulling, numbing, sedating, narcotizing, anesthetizing, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, becalming, allaying, pacific, serene, gentle, peaceful, restful, undisturbed, untroubled, composed, placid [x]

controlled, ruled, governed, mastered, overpowered, subdued, suppressed, commanded, led, directed, managed, influenced, prevailed, reigned, overshadowed, monopolized, tyrannized, subjugated, conquered, overwhelmed, dictated, bossed, held sway, had the upper hand, had control, had power, had authority, had dominance, had supremacy, had the edge, had the advantage, had the lead, had the mastery, had the upper edge, had the whip hand, had the reins, had the helm, had the command, had the direction, had the management, had the influence, had the control, had the rule, had the governance, had the subjugation, had the suppression, had the overpowering, had the prevailing [x]