Synonyms of choke off

choke off

verb

as in to turn back

Related Words

• turn back
• rein (in)
• cut off
• suppress
• suspend
• repress
• hold back
• squelch
• squash
• discontinue
• stunt
• end
• stanch
• terminate
• conclude
• draw up
• hinder
• stem
• call
• block
• pull up
• dam
• impede
• hold up
• balk
• snag
• clog
• bring up
• check
• obstruct
• fetch up
• stop
• detain
• stay
• arrest
• halt
• hold
• stall
• bottleneck
• blockade
• baffle
• still
• catch

Dissimilar Words

• keep (on)
• carry on
• continue
• run on
• keep up
• persist
• proceed
• move
• go along
• advance
• progress
• follow through (with)
• march
• fare
• push
• stir
• drive
• spur
• propel
• budge
• wend
• actuate
• goad
• impel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of choke off

Attacks on Saudi oil facilities and export routes threatened to choke off supplies, drive up global oil prices and raise the cost of gasoline for Americans. — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Bessent's Treasury Department is ratcheting up pressure on financial institutions as part of its effort to choke off trade and financial flows between Iran and rest of the world, fueling speculation that Chinese banks could be targeted. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

Odesa is home to Ukraine's main port hub on the Black Sea and has faced sustained drone and missile strikes, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of trying to choke off its exports. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

The hostilities prompted the Iranian regime to choke off transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel in the Middle East, where 20% of the world’s oil exports normally pass through. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2026