Definition for Suffocation:

• [ Latin] The state of asphyxia produced by s.

Synonyms for Suffocation:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • asphyxiation,
  • suffocation.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • hypoxia,
  • putting to death,
  • killing,
  • kill.

Paraphrases for Suffocation:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    asphyxiation.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    strangulation.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    oppression, repression.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    asphyxia, smothering, congestion, bottleneck, suppression, jam.

Suffocation Sentence Examples:

• The accident to Miss McLeod was their first intimation of its blinding properties, and to the end he knew nothing about the suffocation part of it.

• He had a sensation of lying at the bottom of a steep hill - on a sharp inclined plane, as it were, with his feet uppermost - a sense of suffocation, too, as if his throat had been full of blood.

Hypernym for Suffocation:

• n.

  • act
    strangling, strangulation, choking, throttling.

Hyponym for Suffocation:

• n.

  • act
    killing, kill, putting to death.