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

Hard-right politics came to feel like a weed that had choked every other kind of political expression. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026 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 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

That decision left the financially strained athletic department staring at a buyout of roughly $50 million.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
The relationship between LaLiga and Real Madrid is beyond strained—see Tebas’ Nazi comments as an example—but on this two agreed that everyone involved had to bend the knee.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of strained

Verb

His party not only lost control of the House and Senate, but drowned in a blue wave that swept away Republicans in election contests big and small, from sea to shining sea.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), investigators determined that the girl had drowned within hours of her body being discovered.

— Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of drowned

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Meta’s Muse, launched in September, checks out for consumers at major retailers, but Amazon blocked it within two weeks.

— Rob Green, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
In a viral moment from the third quarter in Week 8, Mayfield blocked Falcons safety Jessie Bates III into the end zone during Kenneth Gainwell’s 28-yard run to the Atlanta 6-yard line.

— Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 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

If novelty is throttled at the plan level, the system can keep broad capabilities like internet access while doing only what was reviewed.

— Binny Gill, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Trump and his officials also offered confusing messages as to why Starshield — which Ukraine uses for drone strikes and air defense — had been throttled.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 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