GARROTED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

garroted

verb

variants or garotted

past tense of garrote

as in strangled

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie

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Recent Examples of garroted The baby, determined to have been full-term and most likely male, was likely garroted with twine shortly after he was born, Oliver said. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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In the first assault, Escudero locked a 16-year-old coworker in his car, then strangled, struck and raped her, according to the release.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
While on the phone with 911, Patrick entered the home and found that Lindsay had strangled the children.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of strangled

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The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 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

Definition of choked

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