Synonyms of choked

choked 1 of 2

adjective

as in strangled

Related Words

• strangled
• strained
• cracked
• raucous
• strident
• dissonant
• screeching
• scraping
• unmusical
• squawking
• inharmonious
• abrasive
• grinding
• scratching
• hoarse
• jarring
• cacophonous
• cawing
• discordant
• guttural
• gravelly
• unmelodious
• raspy
• gravel
• rough
• rusty
• coarse
• throaty
• husky
• gruff
• scratchy
• growling
• croaky
• grating
• rasping
• growly
• croaking

Dissimilar Words

• liquid
• sweet
• golden
• gentle
• soothing
• mellow
• soft
• tender
• mellifluous
• smooth
• silken
• velvety
• gliding
• mellifluent
• satiny
• musical
• melodic
• melodious
• lyrical
• lyric
• euphonious

choked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of choke

1

as in throttled

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

let go of my throat—you're choking me!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangled
• throttled
• suffocated
• garroted
• asphyxiated
• smothered
• stifled
• scragged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• revived
• resuscitated

2

as in vomited

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomited
• suffocated
• gagged
• heaved
• stifled
• smothered
• threw up
• retched
• asphyxiated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathed
• inspired
• expired
• respired

3

as in drowned

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangled
• drowned
• smothered
• stifled
• suffocated
• destroyed
• throttled
• asphyxiated
• garroted
• dispatched
• felled
• slew
• croaked
• did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathed
• inspired
• expired
• inhaled
• exhaled
• revived
• resuscitated

4

as in blocked

to prevent passage through by filling with something

overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocked
• obstructed
• jammed
• filled
• stuffed
• flooded
• congested
• clogged
• occluded
• stopped (up)
• clotted
• dammed
• plugged (up)
• packed
• gummed (up)
• overwhelmed
• silted
• corked
• stoppered
• bunged
• inundated
• gridlocked
• glutted
• swamped
• spiled
• stoppled
• furred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened (up)
• cleared
• freed
• unplugged
• excavated
• emptied
• scooped (out)
• unblocked
• unclogged
• hollowed (out)
• unstopped
• lightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of choked

Adjective

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

City Councilmember Rowena Brown said she was punched, choked and dragged by her hair through her downtown Oakland apartment over the weekend by an acquaintance who is now charged with felony counts of assault, robbery and false imprisonment. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

The Mets entered this season overhauling a roster that choked away the best record in the league last summer, which turned in a league-high $329 million payroll. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

The women alleged they were often choked by the brothers, sometimes to the point of passing out, before being raped. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Alongside Wells’ father, Elmore Wonsley, Christine addressed the congregation — her voice at times choked with tears. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

We're just relieved the tone on display is respectful and serious and not choked with jokes and gags as in the most recent MCU outings. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 July 2026

The city was choked with traffic thanks to a visit from King Charles. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Downwind of the disaster, Toronto, the largest city in the country, has been choked by wildfire smoke, turning the sky orange and plunging air quality levels to the worst in the world. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026

That student entered the circle, looped his arm around the boy’s neck and choked him. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026