Synonyms of smothered

smothered 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in choked

Related Words

• choked
• extinguished
• damped
• suffocated
• quenched
• stamped (out)
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• dead

Dissimilar Words

• ignited
• burning
• lit
• inflamed
• aflame
• fiery
• flaming
• kindled
• blazing
• afire
• live
• alight
• flickering
• smoldering
• aglow
• glowing
• combusting
• flaring
• conflagrant
• ablaze
• hot
• sizzling
• broiling
• red-hot
• searing
• scorching
• piping hot
• scalding
• roasting

2

as in muted

Related Words

• muted
• weak
• faint
• soft
• hollow
• low
• murmurous
• cavernous
• thin
• tinny

Dissimilar Words

• golden
• round
• sonorous
• resonant
• vibrant
• reverberant
• rich
• rotund
• ringing
• resounding
• full
• deep
• reverberating
• mellow
• reverberative
• plangent
• mellifluous
• powerful
• loud
• orotund
• thunderous
• thundering
• plummy
• stentorian
• mellifluent

smothered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of smother

1

as in strangled

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

• strangled
• choked
• drowned
• stifled
• suffocated
• destroyed
• throttled
• asphyxiated
• garroted
• dispatched
• felled
• slew
• croaked
• did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inspired
• breathed
• expired
• inhaled
• revived
• exhaled
• resuscitated

2

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifled
• suppressed
• swallowed
• repressed
• submerged
• strangled
• contained
• controlled
• choked (back)
• managed
• held back
• sank
• pocketed
• governed
• quashed
• checked
• curbed
• muffled
• quelled
• bridled
• squelched
• bottled up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressed
• released
• took out
• unleashed
• vented
• loosed

3

as in buried

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

• buried
• whipped
• overcame
• bombed
• flattened
• threw
• upset
• annihilated
• dusted
• creamed
• overwhelmed
• thrashed
• trimmed
• topped
• clobbered
• mastered
• routed
• smoked
• pasted
• shellacked
• trounced
• beat
• skinned
• waxed
• walloped
• swept
• tromped
• destroyed
• blew away
• snowed under
• surpassed
• conquered
• took
• whomped
• scored
• succeeded
• crushed
• whupped
• drubbed
• exceeded
• capped
• dispatched
• ate alive
• whopped
• licked
• beat the pants off
• skunked
• subdued
• wiped the floor with
• surmounted
• slaughtered
• vanquished
• subjugated
• overpowered
• eclipsed
• ran circles around
• finished
• upended
• bested
• overmatched
• worsted
• won (against)
• hurdled
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• outstripped
• overthrew
• outdistanced
• transcended
• outshone
• knocked over
• outdid
• flourished
• excelled
• knocked off
• bettered
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• sank
• outfought
• pipped
• broke
• edged (out)
• overbore
• nosed out
• did in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smothered

Adjective

Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026

Breakfast is a treat, with made-from-scratch English muffins and housemade jams, plus heartier items like a smothered breakfast burrito. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Otherwise, Rhoda picks the red rice; Laurence and Oscar pick the hoppin’ John; Anthony and Brittany pick collard greens; Duyen and Brandon pick the smothered cabbage; Justin and Sherry pick potato salad; and Jonathan and Jennifer pick the hoecakes. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

Robust, malty, and melt-in-your-mouth tender, this smothered cabbage recipe will warm your soul and delight your tastebuds. — Pableaux Johnson, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025

The smothered steak biscuit is available to order in-store and online through January 2026, a Bojangles spokesperson told CharlotteFive. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

Dirty Dom distracted Fenix, opening up the door for McDonagh, who smothered Fenix in the corner. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Hill’s movie, Outcome, had a dire one; Franco’s career was smothered by Time’s Up pressures. — Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026

The lone incompletion Maye threw in Brown’s direction was a 20-yard, tight-window throw that Christian Gonzalez smothered. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026

Garden plants often decline or die when their roots are smothered in soggy soil. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

According to their expert, those types of symptoms are consistent with being smothered, and occur when something blocks air from entering the airways. — Alex Brizee july 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026

Exemplary off-ball discipline and application go a long way to explaining the pattern of this game, but the extent to which Argentina were smothered in their seventh World Cup final was a huge surprise. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026

It was triggered by a punishing summer heat dome that smothered more than 200 million people. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Chocolate‑covered everything Chocolate is the year’s dominant sweet, whether it’s poured, drizzled, dipped or smothered. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026