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 their garage, prosecutors said, Navarrete struck both his mother and father on the head and then strangled them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Her husband, Mike MacIvor, was tied up, blindfolded, and strangled.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of strangled

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Oil shipments coming out of the Strait of Hormuz have recovered to near prewar levels after Iran effectively choked the critical waterway for months, stemming the flow of crude and energy resources from its Persian Gulf neighbors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Watford allegedly choked her for up to five minutes and did not report an emergency to the ship's staff.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of choked

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