Synonyms of strangled

strangled 1 of 2

adjective

as in choked

Related Words

• choked
• strained
• cracked
• raucous
• strident
• dissonant
• screeching
• unmusical
• inharmonious
• squawking
• jarring
• scraping
• abrasive
• cacophonous
• scratching
• discordant
• unmelodious
• cawing
• hoarse
• guttural
• grinding
• rusty
• gravelly
• raspy
• rough
• throaty
• scratchy
• husky
• gruff
• gravel
• coarse
• growly
• growling
• grating
• croaky
• rasping
• croaking

Dissimilar Words

• sweet
• liquid
• gentle
• golden
• mellifluous
• soothing
• mellow
• soft
• tender
• smooth
• silken
• velvety
• satiny
• mellifluent
• gliding
• musical
• melodious
• melodic
• lyric
• lyrical
• euphonious

strangled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of strangle

1

as in drowned

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air

the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in throttled

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choked
• throttled
• suffocated
• garroted
• asphyxiated
• stifled
• smothered
• scragged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• revived
• resuscitated

3

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strangled

Verb

On January 24, 2023, Clancy fatally strangled her three children in the basement of their Duxbury home using exercise resistance bands. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026

Witnesses speculated that the markings could be a sign she was strangled, raising concerns about possible foul play. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

According to the court filings provided by the Department of Justice, two of the women allege Andrew Tate, 39, strangled them unconscious and then penetrated them without their consent. — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 22 July 2026

One of the women who alleged she was strangled also accused him of rape, whipping her with a belt and pointing a gun in her face. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Surging tensions across the Middle East strangled shipping traffic, driving energy prices higher and raising the specter of accelerating inflation worldwide. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

The Tarrant County medical examiner determined that Bruneau had been strangled during the midmorning. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

In the autopsy, the medical examiner determined that Bruneau was strangled sometime during the midmorning. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Ortiz allegedly grabbed the woman’s face and neck, threw her to the ground and strangled her, restricting her breathing for about a minute, the prosecutor said in court. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026