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Synonyms & Antonyms of smothered
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for smothered
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for smothered
- ablaze,
- afire,
- aflame,
- alight
- [chiefly British],
- blazing,
- burning,
- combusting,
- conflagrant,
- fiery,
- flaming,
- ignited,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- kindled,
- lit
- (or lighted)
- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for smothered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for smothered
smothered
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of smothered (Entry 2 of 2)
- children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother
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- he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony
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- the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round
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- 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]
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