CHOKED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in strangled

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verb

past tense of choke

as in throttled

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe let go of my throat—you're choking me!

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as in vomited

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking

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as in drowned

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters

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as in blocked

to prevent passage through by filling with something overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings

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Recent Examples of choked

Adjective

But the effects of the Middle East conflict, including the choked Strait of Hormuz, hindered that possibility. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected on Sunday, causing a choked haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 10 meters (33 feet) in some areas, the ministry said. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026

Verb

The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 But the real culprit is his failing Iran war, which has choked supply from the Middle East. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026 The men, or sometimes women, who hit them, pulled their hair or choked them, bruising their throats. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026 Metal barricades choked the streets as police moved against young demonstrators, beating some, dragging others into buses and chasing away the rest. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The toddler choked and foamed at the mouth, then stopped breathing, according to the 10th Circuit’s decision. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The conflict in the Middle East has choked oil flows from the region, constraining global supply. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The Challenge Getting that information somewhere it could actually be used once meant either a lot of manual keying or OCR that choked the moment a document had a complex layout. — Don Murray, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked

Adjective

However, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that Harry's willingness to publicly discuss his strained family relationships only makes the royals more reluctant to extend an olive branch.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Other governments around the world are also feeling pressure because of high debt loads and strained budgets, including the United States.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of strained

Verb

Clancy faced three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, who were found strangled at the family's home in January 2023.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The lawsuits say Clancy strangled the three children in the basement of the family's Duxbury home during a mental health crisis exacerbated by poor medical treatment and prescription mismanagement.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of strangled

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Despite its size, 2026 ED138 was able to avoid detection for all these years because it’s located in a part of the night sky that’s crowded with stars whose light drowned it out.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
An active fan is better than an overheated laptop, but the Raider 16 Max HX B2W's excellent speakers don't do much good when the sound gets drowned out.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of drowned

Verb

But their position-player prospects, including three outfielders at the top of the list, are blocked by veterans already on the Dodgers’ roster.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
In the second quarter of 2026 alone, local opposition blocked or delayed 45 data center projects worth $68 billion.

— Karishma Mandal, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of blocked

Adjective

Inspect the weatherstripping for cracked, compressed or missing foam, vinyl or rubber seals.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Use them to cover a cracked deck, upgrade a front porch, create a barefoot-friendly walkway around a hot tub or pool, or even define a dedicated grilling station that’s easy to sweep clean.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026

Definition of cracked

Verb

But shipping still remains throttled, and international actors have not yet found a way to update their deterrence playbook.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
The attack came six days after Elon Musk's SpaceX throttled Ukraine's access to Starlink, which Ukraine has been using to coordinate its defenses against Russian attacks and for some of its offensive operations.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of throttled

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Critics see a once-lively multiethnic crossroads suffocated by Chinese authoritarianism.

— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby carved through three hitless innings to keep San Diego completely suffocated.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026