Synonyms of asphyxiating

asphyxiating

verb

present participle of asphyxiate

as in strangling

to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die

The murder victim was asphyxiated.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangling
• drowning
• throttling
• suffocating
• choking
• stifling
• slaying
• smothering
• garroting
• garotting
• destroying
• dispatching
• felling
• croaking
• doing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• inhaling
• expiring
• inspiring
• exhaling
• reviving
• resuscitating