suffocate - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for suffocate ?

Here are the synonyms for suffocate , a list of similar words for suffocate from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

Synonyms

• choke
• gag
• strangle
• suffocate

More generic

• hurt
• suffer

Verb

feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

Synonyms

• suffocate

More generic

• feel

Verb

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Synonyms

• asphyxiate
• stifle
• suffocate

More generic

• buy the farm
• cash in one's chips
• choke
• conk
• croak
• decease
• die
• drop dead
• exit
• expire
• give-up the ghost
• go
• kick the bucket
• pass
• pass away
• perish
• pop off
• snuff it

More specific

• strangle

Related

• asphyxiate
• smother
• suffocate

Verb

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

Synonyms

• choke
• suffocate

More generic

• dampen
• stifle

Related

• choke
• suffocate

Verb

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

Synonyms

• choke
• suffocate

More generic

• become
• turn

Related

• choke
• suffocate

Verb

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Synonyms

• asphyxiate
• choke
• stifle
• suffocate

More generic

• block
• close up
• impede
• jam
• obstruct
• obturate
• occlude

Verb

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Synonyms

• asphyxiate
• smother
• suffocate

More generic

• kill

Related

• cover

Related

• asphyxiate
• stifle
• suffocate

Vocabulary Quiz

Flowers

roselantanageraniumpoppy

Take full quiz

SHABDKOSH Apps

Shabdkosh  Premium

Ad-free experience & much more

Learn More