Synonyms of suffocates

suffocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of suffocate

1

as in strangles

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in chokes

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

temporarily suffocated by the seat belt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• resuscitates

3

as in vomits

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

suffocating in the thick, black smoke of the burning building

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chokes
• vomits
• smothers
• gags
• stifles
• heaves
• throws up
• retches
• asphyxiates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathes
• inspires
• expires
• respires