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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They were found dead in the family basement, having been gruesomely strangled one by one with exercise bands.

— Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
The driver strangled and raped the woman after the ride began, the lawsuit said.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026

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