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

As Iran has throttled the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea has become a lifeline for the Saudi oil industry. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 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

Once airborne, the fan is throttled up to provide forward thrust, generating airspeed over the wing to gain altitude. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

OpenAI announcing that its upcoming AI model, dubbed Astra, breaches certain cybersecurity thresholds and will have throttled-back cyber capabilities when released. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

About five miles separate Agoura and Westlake high schools, but there seemed to be a great deal more distance between them Friday night, as host Westlake throttled the Chargers 38-7 in a nonleague game. — Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

My contact at Proton Mail explained that the process can get throttled at the provider’s end. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Russia’s domestic political opposition, then, has been effectively throttled since Putin launched his war on Ukraine. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Many chip components are location-constrained and can easily be throttled by geopolitical factors. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2026