DICTOMETER

SUFFOCATING

1. Synonyms:
   • Smother
   • Asphyxiate
   • Suffocate
   Definitions:
   • deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
   Examples:
   • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
   • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Suffocate
   • Stifle
   • Asphyxiate
   • Choke
   Definitions:
   • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
   Examples:
   • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Suffocate
   • Choke
   Definitions:
   • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
   Examples:
   • He is suffocating
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Suffocate
   • Choke
   Definitions:
   • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
   Examples:
   • His job suffocated him
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Suffocate
   • Stifle
   • Asphyxiate
   Definitions:
   • be asphyxiated
   • die from lack of oxygen
   Examples:
   • The child suffocated under the pillow
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Suffocate
   Definitions:
   • feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
   Examples:
   • The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Gag
   • Choke
   • Strangle
   • Suffocate
   Definitions:
   • struggle for breath
   • have insufficient oxygen intake
   Examples:
   • He swallowed a fishbone and gagged
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Smothering
   • Suffocating
   • Suffocative
   Definitions:
   • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
   Examples:
   • The choking June dust
   • The smothering soft voices
   • Smothering heat
   • The room was suffocating
   Antonyms:
   • Breathing
   • Eupneic
   • Eupnoeic