Synonyms of smothers

smothers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of smother

1

as in strangles

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

children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in buries

to defeat by a large margin

the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buries
• overcomes
• flattens
• throws
• annihilates
• whips
• overwhelms
• clobbers
• bombs
• thrashes
• trounces
• beats
• upsets
• wallops
• dusts
• routs
• whaps
• takes
• masters
• surpasses
• smokes
• destroys
• drubs
• tromps
• whomps
• trims
• conquers
• pastes
• tops
• blows away
• succeeds
• sweeps
• exceeds
• creams
• whups
• waxes
• shellacs
• whops
• subdues
• skins
• skunks
• scores
• overpowers
• wipes the floor with
• crushes
• subjugates
• eats alive
• vanquishes
• beats the pants off
• snows under
• runs rings around
• surmounts
• dispatches
• wipes the ground with
• licks
• outshines
• runs circles around
• overthrows
• upends
• transcends
• excels
• outdoes
• caps
• outstrips
• slaughters
• bests
• prevails (over)
• outdistances
• wins (against)
• overbears
• finishes
• overtops
• triumphs (over)
• eclipses
• overmatches
• hurdles
• flourishes
• worsts
• knocks over
• edges (out)
• betters
• knocks off
• breaks
• outfights
• sinks
• noses out
• aces (out)
• pips
• does in

smothers

2 of 2

noun

plural of smother

as in steams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steams
• fumes
• smokes
• clouds
• miasmata
• miasmas
• reeks
• banks
• hazes
• soups
• gauzes
• murks
• fogs
• mists
• smogs
• brumes