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choke

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of choke

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

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

Synonyms of choke

garrote (or garotte), strangle, suffocate, throttle

Words Related to choke

asphyxiate, smother, stifle

scrag

Near Antonyms of choke

restore, resuscitate, revive

2 to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking

Synonyms of choke

gag, suffocate

Words Related to choke

heave, retch, throw up, vomit

asphyxiate, smother, stifle

Near Antonyms of choke

breathe, respire

expire, inspire

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

thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters

Synonyms of choke

smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

Words Related to choke

garrote (or garotte), throttle

asphyxiate

drown

croak [slang], destroy, dispatch, do in, fell, slay

Near Antonyms of choke

breathe, exhale, expire, inhale, inspire

resuscitate, revive

4 to prevent passage through by filling with something

overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings

Synonyms of choke

block, clog, clot, congest, dam, gum (up), jam, obstruct, occlude, plug (up), stop (up), stuff

Words Related to choke

bung, cork, spile, stopper, stopple

fill, gridlock, pack

fur, silt

flood, glut, inundate, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of choke

excavate, hollow (out), scoop (out)

empty, lighten

Antonyms of choke

clear, free, open (up), unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop

choke (back)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of choke (back)

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question

Synonyms of choke (back)

hold back, pocket, repress, sink, smother, stifle, strangle, submerge, suppress, swallow

Words Related to choke (back)

control, govern, manage

bridle, check, curb, quash, quell

bottle up, contain

muffle, squelch

Near Antonyms of choke (back)

express, loose, release, take out, unleash, vent

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