1. (verb) smother, asphyxiate, suffocate
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Synonyms: choke, stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate, put out, strangle, repress, smother, surround, muffle, gag
2. (verb) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synonyms: drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, repress, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, asphyxiate, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, dampen, go, pass, choke off, die, smother, suffocate, exit, congest, scrag, muffle, stifle
3. (verb) suffocate, choke
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Synonyms: go, perish, asphyxiate, drop dead, conk, croak, clog up, decease, gag, pass away, cash in one's chips, fret, congest, kick the bucket, throttle, give-up the ghost, clog, exit, choke off, pop off, buy the farm, pass, suffocate, smother, die, choke, foul, stifle, expire, snuff it, back up, strangle, scrag
4. (verb) suffocate, choke
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
Synonyms: go, perish, asphyxiate, drop dead, conk, croak, clog up, decease, gag, pass away, cash in one's chips, fret, congest, kick the bucket, throttle, give-up the ghost, clog, exit, choke off, pop off, buy the farm, pass, suffocate, smother, die, choke, foul, stifle, expire, snuff it, back up, strangle, scrag
5. (verb) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Synonyms: stifle, suffocate, asphyxiate, gag, muffle, strangle, repress, smother, choke, dampen
6. (verb) suffocate
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
Synonyms: stifle, smother, strangle, asphyxiate, gag, choke
7. (verb) gag, choke, strangle, suffocate
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Synonyms: drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, repress, muzzle, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, halter, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, strangulate, asphyxiate, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, quip, hamper, go, heave, pass, choke off, cramp, die, smother, suffocate, exit, congest, scrag, muffle, retch, stifle
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Synonyms for suffocate 
