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Synonyms and Antonyms of smothered
- 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, bested, conquered, dispatched, hurdled, licked, mastered, overbore, overcame, overmatched, prevailed (over), subdued, surmounted, threw, took, triumphed (over), won (against), worsted
crushed, knocked off, knocked over, overpowered, overthrew, overwhelmed, subjugated, upended, vanquished
aced (out), bettered, eclipsed, exceeded, outdid, outdistanced, outfought, outshone (or outshined), outstripped, overtopped, surpassed, topped, transcended
edged (out), nosed out, pipped [British]
capped, excelled, flourished, scored, succeeded
broke, destroyed, did in, finished, sank (or sunk), slaughtered
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