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Synonyms of choke

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Another word for choke is suffocate. Other synonyms of choke are strangle and throttle.

Synonyms and similar words for choke

verbTo prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

  • asphyxiate
  • strangleTo choke, suffocate or throttle, whether the victim survives or not.
  • suffocateTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
  • throttleTo strangle or choke someone.

verbTo obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

verbTo hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of...

  • choke out
  • stifleTo cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.

verbTo be checked or stopped, as if by choking.

Meaning of choke

  1. verb To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
  2. verb To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
  3. verb To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

Full definition of choke

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Questions about synonyms of choke

What is another word for choke?
Choke has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as suffocate, strangle and throttle.
What does choke mean?
Choke means to be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: choke (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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