Synonyms of suffocated

suffocated 1 of 2

adjective

as in choked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choked
• smothered
• extinguished
• damped
• quenched
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• stamped (out)
• dead
• dowsed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignited
• inflamed
• burning
• lighted
• lit
• aflame
• fiery
• kindled
• enflamed
• flaming
• blazing
• afire
• live
• alight
• combusting
• flickering
• smoldering
• conflagrant
• smouldering
• aglow
• glowing
• flaring
• hot
• ablaze
• broiling
• red-hot
• piping hot
• searing
• sizzling
• scalding
• scorching
• roasting

suffocated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of suffocate

1

as in strangled

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

the law requires the owner of a discarded refrigerator to remove its door so that a child won't get trapped inside and suffocate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangled
• choked
• drowned
• smothered
• stifled
• destroyed
• asphyxiated
• throttled
• garroted
• garotted
• dispatched
• felled
• slew
• croaked
• did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inspired
• breathed
• expired
• inhaled
• exhaled
• revived
• resuscitated

2

as in throttled

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

temporarily suffocated by the seat belt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangled
• choked
• throttled
• asphyxiated
• garroted
• garotted
• smothered
• stifled
• scragged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• revived
• resuscitated

3

as in vomited

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

suffocating in the thick, black smoke of the burning building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choked
• vomited
• gagged
• hove
• heaved
• smothered
• stifled
• asphyxiated
• threw up
• retched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathed
• inspired
• expired
• respired