What is another word for suffocating?
164 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈʌfəkˌe͡ɪtɪŋ], [ sˈʌfəkˌeɪtɪŋ], [ s_ˈʌ_f_ə_k_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for suffocating:- airless (adjective)
- close (adjective)
- oppressive (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- sharp (adjective)
- sultry (adjective)
- breathless (noun)
- choking (noun)
- dyspneal (noun)
- dyspneic (noun)
- dyspnoeal (noun)
- dyspnoeic (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- killing (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Suffocating:
adj.
•airless (adjective) •close (adjective) •oppressive (adjective) •Other relevant words: (adjective)- oppressive,
- close,
- sultry,
- sweat box,
- stuffy.
n.
•breathless (noun) •choking (noun) •dyspneal (noun) •dyspneic (noun) •dyspnoeal (noun) •dyspnoeic (noun) •Other relevant words: (noun)v.
•killing (verb)- strangling,
- Drowning,
- doing away with,
- butchering,
- chilling,
- Liquidating,
- Sacrificing,
- purging,
- putting to sleep,
- Massacring,
- putting down,
- slaying,
- Assassinating,
- hanging,
- doing in,
- Dispatching,
- executing,
- Removing,
- asphyxiating,
- Murdering,
- Exterminating,
- Smiting,
- icing,
- Eliminating,
- Slaughtering,
- Snuffing.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words (noun):- clammy,
- dying,
- canicular,
- deadening,
- sticky,
- crushing,
- censorship,
- block,
- foetid,
- Breezeless,
- broiling,
- damp,
- smudgy,
- confined,
- estival,
- suffocate,
- moist,
- exiting,
- stale,
- choke,
- Smothery,
- mildewy,
- Obstructing,
- Suppressing,
- sunny,
- blocking,
- musty,
- crackdown,
- roasting,
- windless,
- dampening,
- baking,
- concealing,
- repressing,
- Muzzling,
- Gagging,
- smashing,
- melting,
- heaving,
- Subdual,
- frowsty,
- wilting,
- Frouzy,
- sweltering,
- unbearable,
- reeking,
- steamy,
- Squashing,
- frowzy,
- impeding,
- throttling,
- scragging,
- Oppressing,
- strangulating,
- surrounding,
- penetrating,
- Muffling,
- congesting,
- Clogging,
- repression,
- stifle,
- strong,
- humid,
- Squelching,
- Extinguishment,
- jamming,
- confining,
- cloying,
- quenching,
- kill,
- Deceasing,
- suffer,
- unvented,
- pungent,
- quelling,
- fetid,
- wet,
- Quashing,
- mouldy,
- expiring,
- steaming,
- croaking,
- Fouling,
- suppression,
- airless,
- extinguishing,
- torrid,
- Retching,
- suffering,
- frowsy,
- sharp.
Paraphrases for Suffocating:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
stifling, smothering.
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Noun, singular or mass
asphyxiating.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Antonyms for Suffocating:
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adj.
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Other antonyms:
restorative, ventilated, bracing, eupnoeic, breathing, invigorating, eupneic, reviving, brisk, refreshing, refreshed, breezy, sweet, airy.
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