CHOKED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

choked 1 of 2

adjective

as in strangled

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choked

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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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Adjective

Baghaei said the future of the choked Strait of Hormuz will depend on the countries of Oman and Iran, as both nations have a plan to manage passage through the waterway. — Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 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

In 2020, when massive fires choked the region for weeks, 43 of the Bay Area’s 46 particulate-matter Spare the Air alert days were affected by wildfire smoke. — Seth Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 The aisles were so choked that blooms and branches brushed against us, the air heady with the scent of lilies, roses, eucalyptus, and sweet decay. — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 The lines are growing at Russian gas stations — and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Investigators reportedly found an empty bottle of vodka in the bathroom, where Bithorn, 36, allegedly was while her child choked to death, the outlet reported. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 Keir Starmer’s voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement. — Nick Duffy, NBC news, 22 June 2026

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Trout, who missed 17 games due to a strained right hamstring, hit a 438-foot shot that gave the Angels an 11-0 lead in the eighth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
After years of strained public services, supply and food shortages and poverty, nearly 8 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance before the earthquakes hit.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 6 July 2026

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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026

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But those plans were derailed on Thursday when Egyptian authorities blocked the ship, the Scarlet Lady, from entering its waters at the last minute, according to Atlantis Events, days after the vessel was refused entry to Turkey.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The firm, which markets itself as a recreational tool for athletes and content creators, is currently blocked from selling its latest offering in the US under a new federal rule.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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When to Contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator Always contact a wildlife rehabilitator if the turtle appears injured, such as having a cracked shell, or seems lethargic or sick.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
No amount of paint can hide cracked plaster, bumps, nail holes, or uneven textures.

— Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026

Definition of cracked

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To light that fire again on WHACK’S MUSEUM, Tierra Whack spins back to her battle rap roots for a full-throttled put me in your barbershop top fives record.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026
There were 11 players who, a few hours later, throttled Australia and made America forget about Pulisic’s left calf.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of throttled

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Prosecutors allege Shaw suffocated the children around May 1, 2025.

— Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 8 July 2026
For nearly two weeks, wildfires — the first of which was spawned along Krome Avenue from a lightning strike and split into two blazes spanning over 22,000 acres — have suffocated neighborhoods in western Miami-Dade County.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

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