Synonyms of smothers

smothers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of smother

1

as in strangles

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

• strangles
• chokes
• suffocates
• stifles
• drowns
• destroys
• throttles
• asphyxiates
• slays
• garrotes
• garottes
• dispatches
• fells
• croaks
• does in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathes
• inspires
• inhales
• exhales
• expires
• revives
• resuscitates

• breathes
• inspires
• inhales
• exhales
• expires
• revives
• resuscitates

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2

as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifles
• suppresses
• swallows
• represses
• strangles
• submerges
• contains
• manages
• controls
• pockets
• holds back
• sinks
• quashes
• governs
• quells
• chokes (back)
• squelches
• muffles
• curbs
• checks
• bridles
• bottles up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expresses
• unleashes
• releases
• looses
• takes out
• vents

• expresses
• unleashes
• releases
• looses
• takes out
• vents

3

as in buries

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

• buries
• overcomes
• flattens
• annihilates
• whips
• overwhelms
• clobbers
• thrashes
• throws
• beats
• bombs
• wallops
• trounces
• dusts
• upsets
• routs
• destroys
• conquers
• tops
• surpasses
• takes
• smokes
• masters
• tromps
• pastes
• trims
• creams
• succeeds
• sweeps
• exceeds
• shellacs
• blows away
• waxes
• skins
• drubs
• whaps
• subdues
• skunks
• whomps
• overpowers
• scores
• whups
• subjugates
• vanquishes
• crushes
• whops
• snows under
• licks
• eats alive
• dispatches
• surmounts
• wipes the ground with
• outshines
• wipes the floor with
• beats the pants off
• upends
• overthrows
• transcends
• excels
• caps
• outdoes
• runs rings around
• outstrips
• slaughters
• bests
• runs circles around
• outdistances
• eclipses
• finishes
• overbears
• flourishes
• overtops
• worsts
• hurdles
• betters
• knocks over
• breaks
• overmatches
• sinks
• knocks off
• noses out
• pips
• triumphs (over)
• prevails (over)
• wins (against)
• outfights
• does in
• edges (out)
• aces (out)

smothers

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noun

plural of smother

as in steams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steams
• smokes
• fumes
• clouds
• miasmas
• reeks
• miasmata
• banks
• murks
• hazes
• brumes
• smogs
• soups
• gauzes
• fogs
• mists