Choke Synonyms and Antonyms

chōk
To interfere with or stop the normal breathing of, especially by constricting the windpipe
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. gag
  2. strangle
  3. throttle
  4. fret
Antonyms:
  1. release
  2. unconstrict
  3. unblock
To deprive of air
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. gag
  2. throttle
  3. strangle
  4. stifle
  5. smother
  6. asphyxiate
  7. suffocate
  8. suppress
  9. strangulate
  10. Also used with back: burke
  11. hold back
  12. garrote
  13. hold down
  14. drown
  15. overpower
  16. hush
  17. block
  18. noose
  19. clog
  20. muffle
  21. close
  22. gibbet
  23. quench
  24. congest
  25. constrict
  26. repress
  27. crack
  28. fail
  29. grab by the throat
  30. fill
  31. wring the neck
  32. squelch
  33. hinder
  34. stop the breath
  35. impede
  36. kill by suffocation
  37. lose
  38. cut off one's air supply
  39. neckcloth
  40. obstruct
  41. plug
  42. silence
  43. stoppage
  44. wring
To be deprived of air
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. suffocate
  2. strangle
  3. smother
  4. asphyxiate
  5. stifle
  6. gag
  7. gasp
  8. be out of air
  9. drown
  10. burn out
  11. die-out
  12. throttle
  13. die by asphyxiation
  14. garotte
To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. block
  2. clog
  3. close
  4. congest
  5. scrag
  6. cork
  7. fill
  8. plug
  9. stop
To be unsuccessful
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fail
  2. fall through
  3. fall down
  4. clog
  5. die
  6. decease
  7. perish
  8. go
  9. choke off
  10. flop
  11. exit
  12. pass away
  13. expire
  14. clog-up
  15. pass
  16. bomb
  17. kick-the-bucket
  18. cash in one's chips
  19. back up
  20. buy-the-farm
  21. conk
  22. give-up-the-ghost
  23. congest
  24. drop-dead
  25. pop off
  26. croak
  27. snuff-it
  28. foul
Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. suffocate
Something used to fill a hole, space, or container
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cork
  2. fill
  3. plug
  4. stop
  5. stopper
A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. choke coil
  2. choking-coil

Words Related to Choke

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Choke Sentence Examples

  • I will choke it with my strong arms.

  • Not the kind of day to slowly choke to death while you leave your customers waiting.

  • If the first method be adopted, the trouble which presents itself is that the tar contains a high percentage of pitch, which tends rapidly to choke and clog up all the pipes.

  • Then I will jump out and throw my arms around its neck and choke it to death.

  • Springs also rise in the district, and the problem is further complicated by the flood-water and solid matter brought down by the mountain torrents, which choke up the channels made.

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