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smother
Synonyms and Antonyms of smother
- children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother
- he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony
- the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round
beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst
crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
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