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burke

[burk] / bɜrk /
VERB
bypass
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumvent ignore neglect omit sidestep skirt
STRONG
circumnavigate detour finesse outflank
WEAK
blink at depart from deviate from get around go around go around the barn let go pass around take back road wink at
VERB
hush
Synonyms
STRONGEST
muffle
STRONG
choke gag mute muzzle quiet quieten shush silence stifle still stop suppress
WEAK
shut up
Antonyms
STRONG
encourage let go release
WEAK
yell
VERB
hush up
Synonyms
WEAK
conceal cover cover up keep dark sit on smother squash stifle suppress
Antonyms
WEAK
reveal tell
VERB
skirt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bypass circumvent dodge elude evade ignore sidestep
STRONG
circumnavigate detour duck equivocate escape hedge skip
WEAK
steer clear of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confront encounter face meet take on
WEAK
center
VERB
stifle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curb muzzle repress silence smother squelch strangle suffocate suppress
STRONG
asphyxiate check choke constipate cork extinguish gag hush kill muffle spike squash stagnate stop stultify torpedo trammel
WEAK
black out bring to screeching halt choke back clam up clamp down cover up crack down dry up hold it down hush up put the lid on shut up sit on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow encourage free let go loose release
STRONG
aid assist bear begin create help start
WEAK
persuade
VERB
suppress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish censor conceal contain cover up crack down on crush curb cut off muzzle overcome overthrow put an end to put down quash quell quench repress silence snuff out stamp out stifle subdue withhold
STRONG
annihilate bottle check clamp conquer extinguish interrupt muffle overpower shush smother spike squash stop trample
WEAK
beat down bring to naught hold back hold down hold in keep in keep secret put kibosh on put lid on sit on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid allow assist build up compliment encourage give in help let go permit praise release sanction start support surrender yield
STRONG
light open
VERB
throttle
Synonyms
STRONG
control gag inhibit silence smother stifle strangle strangulate suppress
Antonyms
STRONG
encourage free help let go
WEAK
release

Example Sentences

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He cited Brock Burke, a waiver claim who gave the Angels two solid seasons in middle relief.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said he received an alert Wednesday morning when the group's travel booking was made.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Activist, writer, public speaker Sinéad Burke made her return to the Met Gala in a black corseted gown with flowing sleeve embellishments.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

But Burke allegedly drove to Lake Elsinore and paid a junior high school student $1,000 to give her a new phone so they could stay in touch, according to the document filed Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

After I’d been meeting with Professor Steinberg for a month, I wrote an essay comparing Edmund Burke with Publius, the persona under which James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay had written The Federalist Papers.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover