21
stuffy(adjective, moist, close, open, warm)
16
sultry(adjective, moist, close, warm, hot)
14
oppressive(adjective, moist, close, warm, hot)
13
suffocating(verb, adjective, warm, hot, heat)
12
airless(adjective, open, warm, hot, tight)
10
muggy(adjective, moist, close, warm, hot)
10
torrid(adjective, hot, heat, scorching, boiling)
9
close(adjective, moist, open, warm, dark)
7
suppression
7
crushing(noun, adjective)
7
depressing(verb, confining, de-motivating)
7
heavy(adjective, warm, dark, gloomy, hot)
7
humid(adjective, moist, close, warm, hot)
7
quelling(noun, verb)
7
sweltering(adjective, moist, hot, tight, burning)
7
throttling(verb, de-motivating)
7
unventilated(adjective, warm, hot, tight, stale)
6
hot(adjective, stale, sweltering, roasting, muggy)
6
hindering(noun, verb, de-motivating)
6
steamy(adjective, close, hot, heat, damp)
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