Synonyms of smother

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smother 1 of 2

verb

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1

as in to strangle

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

children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangle
• choke
• suffocate
• stifle
• drown
• destroy
• throttle
• asphyxiate
• slay
• garrote
• fell
• garotte
• dispatch
• croak
• do in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathe
• inspire
• inhale
• revive
• expire
• exhale
• resuscitate

• breathe
• inspire
• inhale
• revive
• expire
• exhale
• resuscitate

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2

as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifle
• suppress
• swallow
• strangle
• repress
• submerge
• control
• contain
• manage
• hold back
• pocket
• quash
• choke (back)
• sink
• quell
• curb
• govern
• squelch
• muffle
• check
• bridle
• bottle up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• express
• take out
• unleash
• release
• loose
• vent

• express
• take out
• unleash
• release
• loose
• vent

3

as in to bury

to defeat by a large margin

the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bury
• overcome
• bomb
• flatten
• annihilate
• whip
• overwhelm
• throw
• dust
• beat
• trounce
• master
• clobber
• upset
• skin
• paste
• thrash
• smoke
• top
• trim
• cream
• blow away
• drub
• rout
• snow under
• destroy
• wallop
• surpass
• wax
• whomp
• tromp
• shellac
• skunk
• take
• whop
• whup
• sweep
• conquer
• exceed
• succeed
• whap
• eat alive
• subdue
• best
• better
• crush
• score
• lick
• overpower
• overbear
• worst
• beat the pants off
• dispatch
• subjugate
• run rings around
• cap
• wipe the ground with
• vanquish
• wipe the floor with
• surmount
• run circles around
• overthrow
• outdo
• outshine
• upend
• outstrip
• overmatch
• slaughter
• overtop
• transcend
• outdistance
• finish
• flourish
• excel
• knock over
• eclipse
• hurdle
• outfight
• knock off
• nose out
• pip
• break
• sink
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• ace (out)
• edge (out)
• do in

smother

2 of 2

noun

as in steam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steam
• fume
• cloud
• smoke
• miasma
• reek
• bank
• gauze
• smog
• soup
• mist
• haze
• brume
• fog
• murk