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

The nanobubbler system — essentially imperceptibly small bubbles meant to oxygenate the water and choke off algae growth — had never been tested at this scale on a public monument before deployment. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026

More recently, Ukraine has attempted to choke off fuel deliveries to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula illegally annexed by Moscow in early 2014. — ABC News, 28 June 2026

The monthslong war had choked off traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which carries one-fifth of the world's oil, leading to a spike in global energy prices. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 June 2026

The industry has relied on those stockpiles to mitigate fallout from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively choked off a key source of the global oil supply. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 June 2026