Synonyms for gag
verb
To stop the mouth
choke, muzzle, muffle, obstruct, stifle, smother, throttle, strangle, garrote, silence by violence, tape up, suffocate.
To forbid expression to
silence, constrain, suppress, repress, hush; see also quiet 2.
To retch
be nauseated, sicken, choke; see vomit.
See gag in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement:
jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. (Informal) funny. (Slang) ha-ha. See laughter
verb
To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:
burke, choke (back), hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. (Informal) sit on (or upon). See restraint
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