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 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

Also destroying the overland routes that Tehran has been utilizing to get supplies and ship oil would choke off the regime’s ability to sustain itself. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

But the war — which led to Iran choking off the strait — has created a global oil shock, sending gas prices soaring. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 May 2026

Iran has blockaded Hormuz since early March, choking off the oil and gas exports of the UAE and the other Gulf Arab producers. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 May 2026