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

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

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In Kabul, during Eid, the streets and shops were choked with shoppers and revelers. — Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Chief among them is the war in Iran, which analysts view as a stalemate that has choked major maritime arteries for oil and gas. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 The blockade choked one of the world’s most important shipping lanes and Iran dictated where the war’s frontline would be, rattling the global economy. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Both victims were illegally choked to death by white police officers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Without regular weeding, native plants can become overgrown and choked by the same non-native weeds that grow everywhere else. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Two days prior, the resident had choked on a hamburger, according to the state's report. — Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2026 One young woman described her friend coming home in tears because a hookup partner had unexpectedly choked her. — Jennifer Givhan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Keeping your registers from getting choked with dust also allows air to flow freely into your home. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026

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Gasper, who turns 31 next month, played for a month in the tense environment of the Dominican Winter League, then was summoned by Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic after former Red Sox catcher Kyle Teel suffered a strained right hamstring.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Fielder said the relationship grew strained as Evans tried to exert greater control over the project.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of strained

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The next day, Djokovic vomited on the court during the fifth set and lost.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of vomited

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According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, 34 people had already drowned on Lake Michigan on this day last year.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Most recently, a Georgia grandmother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children in the second degree on July 15 after her 2-year-old grandson drowned at an apartment complex pool, according to Fulton County jail records.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

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The redrawn map lawmakers passed last September, which carves up Kansas City into three separate Republican-leaning districts, remains blocked by court order.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The extra point attempt was blocked, allowing Weatherford to maintain a slim 7-6 advantage.

— Gavin Vieck, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 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

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Once airborne, the fan is throttled up to provide forward thrust, generating airspeed over the wing to gain altitude.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
OpenAI announcing that its upcoming AI model, dubbed Astra, breaches certain cybersecurity thresholds and will have throttled-back cyber capabilities when released.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026