smother | Definition of smother

Synonyms and Antonyms of smother

1 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 of smother

choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate

Words Related to smother

garrote (or garotte), throttle

croak [slang], destroy, dispatch, do in, fell, slay

Near Antonyms of smother

breathe, exhale, expire, inhale, inspire

resuscitate, revive

2 to refrain from openly showing or uttering

he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

Synonyms of smother

choke (back), hold back, pocket, repress, sink, stifle, strangle, submerge, suppress, swallow

Words Related to smother

control, govern, manage

bridle, check, curb, quash, quell

bottle up, contain

muffle, squelch

Near Antonyms of smother

express, loose, release, take out, unleash, vent

3 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 of smother

annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whomp, whop (or whap), whup

Words Related to smother

beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst

crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish

ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

edge (out), nose out, pip [British]

cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed

break, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter

Phrases Synonymous with smother

beat the pants off, eat alive, run circles around (or run rings around), wipe the floor with (or wipe the ground with)