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Synonyms and Antonyms of strangle

1 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 of strangle

choke, smother, stifle, suffocate
Words Related to strangle

garrote (or garotte), throttle

asphyxiate

drown

croak [slang], destroy, dispatch, do in, fell, slay
Near Antonyms of strangle

breathe, exhale, expire, inhale, inspire

resuscitate, revive
2 to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
  • the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie
Synonyms of strangle

choke, garrote (or garotte), suffocate, throttle
Words Related to strangle

asphyxiate, smother, stifle

scrag
Near Antonyms of strangle

restore, resuscitate, revive
3 to refrain from openly showing or uttering
  • strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news
Synonyms of strangle

choke (back), hold back, pocket, repress, sink, smother, stifle, submerge, suppress, swallow
Words Related to strangle

control, govern, manage

bridle, check, curb, quash, quell

bottle up, contain

muffle, squelch
Near Antonyms of strangle

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

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