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Detailed Synonyms for suffocate in English

suffocate:

to suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)

  1. to suffocate
    to suffocate; to asphyxiate
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
    • asphyxiate verb (asphyxiates, asphyxiated, asphyxiating)
  2. to suffocate
    – struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake 1
    to choke; to gag; to suffocate; to strangle
    – struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
      • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged1
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
    • strangle verb (strangles, strangled, strangling)
  3. to suffocate
    – feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air 1
    to suffocate
    – feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air 1
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating1
  4. to suffocate
    – be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen 1
    to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to stifle
    – be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen 1
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • The child suffocated under the pillow1
    • asphyxiate verb (asphyxiates, asphyxiated, asphyxiating)
    • stifle verb (stifles, stifled, stifling)
  5. to suffocate
    – suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of 1
    to choke; to suffocate
    – suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • His job suffocated him1
  6. to suffocate
    – become stultified, suppressed, or stifled 1
    to choke; to suffocate
    – become stultified, suppressed, or stifled 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village1
  7. to suffocate
    – impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of 1
    to choke; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to stifle
    – impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children1
    • asphyxiate verb (asphyxiates, asphyxiated, asphyxiating)
    • stifle verb (stifles, stifled, stifling)
  8. to suffocate
    – deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing 1
    to suffocate; to asphyxiate; smother
    – deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing 1
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
      • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor1
    • asphyxiate verb (asphyxiates, asphyxiated, asphyxiating)
    • smother verb
      • Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow1

Conjugations for suffocate:

present
  1. suffocate
  2. suffocate
  3. suffocates
  4. suffocate
  5. suffocate
  6. suffocate
simple past
  1. suffocated
  2. suffocated
  3. suffocated
  4. suffocated
  5. suffocated
  6. suffocated
present perfect
  1. have suffocated
  2. have suffocated
  3. has suffocated
  4. have suffocated
  5. have suffocated
  6. have suffocated
past continuous
  1. was suffocating
  2. were suffocating
  3. was suffocating
  4. were suffocating
  5. were suffocating
  6. were suffocating
future
  1. shall suffocate
  2. will suffocate
  3. will suffocate
  4. shall suffocate
  5. will suffocate
  6. will suffocate
continuous present
  1. am suffocating
  2. are suffocating
  3. is suffocating
  4. are suffocating
  5. are suffocating
  6. are suffocating
subjunctive
  1. be suffocated
  2. be suffocated
  3. be suffocated
  4. be suffocated
  5. be suffocated
  6. be suffocated
diverse
  1. suffocate!
  2. let's suffocate!
  3. suffocated
  4. suffocating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

suffocate

  1. suffocate

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Related Definitions for "suffocate":

  1. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake1
  2. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air1
    • The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating1
  3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen1
    • The child suffocated under the pillow1
  4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of1
    • His job suffocated him1
  5. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled1
    • He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village1
  6. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of1
    • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children1
  7. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing1
    • The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor1

Related Synonyms for suffocate