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
• annihilated
• upset
• dusted
• creamed
• thrashed
• overwhelmed
• trimmed
• clobbered
• topped
• routed
• mastered
• smoked
• pasted
• shellacked
• trounced
• beat
• skinned
• waxed
• walloped
• tromped
• swept
• blew away
• snowed under
• destroyed
• surpassed
• whomped
• conquered
• took
• scored
• crushed
• succeeded
• whupped
• drubbed
• exceeded
• ate alive
• whopped
• dispatched
• capped
• licked
• beat the pants off
• skunked
• subdued
• wiped the floor with
• surmounted
• vanquished
• slaughtered
• subjugated
• overpowered
• eclipsed
• ran circles around
• finished
• upended
• bested
• overmatched
• worsted
• won (against)
• hurdled
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• outstripped
• overthrew
• outdistanced
• outshone
• transcended
• 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

My life was tied up in electric razor-wire fences and smothered in concrete. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

One jumper is famous for having smothered miles of flames with his jacket; in Alaska, jumpers have used spruce boughs and burlap bags filled with moss. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

When the restaurant itself opens, diners can also expect to see Giancarlo’s take on his grandmother’s spaghetti & blue crab, smothered in Sunday gravy and spaghetti tossed in the same sauce, topped with fresh basil. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Open for breakfast and lunch, the eatery sticks largely to the classics—think omelets, pancakes, eggs Benedict, and plenty of biscuits, best enjoyed smothered in gravy, of course. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

While Gasper torched the Marlins at the plate, Payton Tolle smothered the Fish from the mound, at least for a while. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Glazed baby back ribs, satisfyingly sticky and spiced with gochujang, come smothered with melting mozzarella for crazy long cheese pulls on Chicago-style, falling-off-the-bone pork. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Fans of everything smothered, covered, and chunked in metro Atlanta have the chance to try out a potentially new item on Waffle House's menu. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

The students were smart, curious and desperate to escape a communist system that had smothered their families’ ambitions for decades. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026