Synonyms of throttled

throttled

verb

past tense of throttle

as in strangled

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

I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• revived
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throttled

But shipping still remains throttled, and international actors have not yet found a way to update their deterrence playbook. — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

The attack came six days after Elon Musk's SpaceX throttled Ukraine's access to Starlink, which Ukraine has been using to coordinate its defenses against Russian attacks and for some of its offensive operations. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Musk acknowledged on Saturday that SpaceX had throttled Starlink in Ukraine. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Musk acknowledged Saturday that SpaceX had throttled Starlink in Ukraine. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Last week, Starshield — the version of SpaceX’s Starlink used by the Ukrainian military — was throttled to block terminals traveling above certain speeds from accessing the service. — Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Three days later, Ukraine’s armed forces said their access to the Starshield satellite internet service—the military version of Starlink, used for communications and to pilot drone fleets—was being throttled. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026

The biggest leap belongs to Missouri after the Tigers throttled Florida, 45-17, just a week after the Gators looked like worldbeaters in their dominant win over Ole Miss. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Fighting in the Middle East has throttled the global flow of oil and rising energy prices are adding to inflationary pressures. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026