Synonyms of strangles

strangles

verb

present tense third-person singular of strangle

1

as in chokes

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chokes
• stifles
• suffocates
• smothers
• drowns
• destroys
• throttles
• slays
• asphyxiates
• garrotes
• garottes
• dispatches
• fells
• croaks
• does in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathes
• inspires
• expires
• inhales
• exhales
• revives
• resuscitates

2

as in throttles

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chokes
• throttles
• suffocates
• garrotes
• asphyxiates
• stifles
• smothers
• garottes
• scrags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• resuscitates

3

as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifles
• suppresses
• swallows
• represses
• smothers
• submerges
• manages
• chokes (back)
• contains
• controls
• holds back
• pockets
• governs
• sinks
• curbs
• quells
• quashes
• checks
• muffles
• bridles
• squelches
• bottles up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expresses
• releases
• takes out
• unleashes
• looses
• vents