Synonyms for gag

verb

  1. To stop the mouth

    choke, muzzle, muffle, obstruct, stifle, smother, throttle, strangle, garrote, silence by violence, tape up, suffocate.

  2. To forbid expression to

    silence, constrain, suppress, repress, hush; see also quiet 2.

  3. 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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