ASPHYXIATED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

asphyxiated

verb

Definition of asphyxiated next

past tense of asphyxiate

as in strangled

to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die The murder victim was asphyxiated.

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Recent Examples of asphyxiated Like being asphyxiated in a ball pit filled with candy, the experience of watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is at once kaleidoscopic and nerve-wracking. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026 The petition, which was granted by a federal judge, cites reports alleging that guards at the facility choked and asphyxiated Campos. —

Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026 The vocals mutate like asphyxiated Wingdings and aborted thoughts. —

Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025 Teddy is found, bound and asphyxiated, in Cooper’s bedroom, which Aggie cannot bear to enter. —

Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 She had been asphyxiated and then mutilated after her death. —

Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 In Oregon in February 2023, a 23-month-old child was asphyxiated after his shirt got caught on one of the hooks while climbing and crawling through the opening at the back of the play kitchen where the toy kitchen accessories are held, per the CPSC. —

Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025

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Early in the morning after being out at a bar together, Melton went with some of her friends to Wilson's home, where prosecutors alleged that Wilson strangled Melton in bed.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
An autopsy determined the woman had been strangled and her death was ruled a homicide.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 May 2026