muzzling
Forcing into silence
Muzzling is restraining an animal's mouth with a muzzle to prevent biting or eating.
The figurative use dominates: muzzling means silencing or suppressing speech.
Governments muzzle journalists, corporations muzzle whistleblowers, critics accuse opponents of muzzling debate.
The administration was accused of muzzling scientists who disagreed with its policies.
Official content restriction
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- squelchingWet crushing noise
quashing · throttling · clamping · repression · press freedom · dissent · whistleblower · opposition
censorship
Official content restriction
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
squelching · quashing · throttling · clamping · repression · press freedom · dissent · whistleblower · opposition · free speech
restraint
Control over impulses
dog · canine · guard · strap · harness · cage · enclosure · veterinary · grooming · safety
- restrainingconstraining, restricting, limiting, confining, curbing
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
- suppressionrepression, inhibition, restraint, silencing, stifling
- silencingsilencing, muting, hushing, shushing, quieting
- livestock workherding dogs, cattle drives, shepherding, penning, gathering
muzzlingunleashing
Setting free forcefully
freeing · liberating · amplifying · empowering · encouraging
muzzlingunmuzzling
Removing mouth restraint
releasing · freeing · unleashing · loosing · unbinding
muzzlingempowering
Giving authority or confidence
amplifying · democratizing · enfranchising · emancipating · liberating