Chokes

//tʃəʊks//

Synonyms for "chokes" (284 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (57)

Verb(14 words)

asphyxiate clog congest stifle strangle suffocate throttle back up block up bung up buy the farm cash in one's chips choke off choke out

clog gag strangle suffocate accelerator arrest asphyxia asphyxiate asphyxiation auto automobile bake bang bar barricade batten batten down be in heat be killed bind

Show 22 more words

blaze block block up blockade bloom blow out boil bolt broil bung burke burking burn button button up caulk charge chink chock choke off choke up choking

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (85)

Related words (142)

key kill killing latch liver death load lock lock out lock up megadeath muffle muffler muzzle neckwear obstipate obstruct obviate occlude od out

Show 112 more words

overburden overcharge overfeed overfill overlade overload overstuff overweight pack padlock pant parch parts pile plug plug up plumb prohibit put down put out put to silence quash quell quench quiet quieten radiate heat repress restrain roast satiate saturate scald scarf scorch seal seal off seal up secure seethe serum death shimmer with heat shush shut shut down shut down on shut off shut out shut the door shut tight shut up silence simmer slack slam smolder smother smotheration smothering snap snuff snuff out soak soft pedal soft-pedal spark spile squash squeeze squeeze shut squelch stamp out stanch stand in the way starvation starve stay steam stench stew stifle stifling still stop stop the breath stop up stopper stopple strangling strangulate strangulation strike dumb stuff stuff up suffocation supercharge supersaturate suppress surcharge surfeit sweat swelter throttle throttling tie toast trample out trample underfoot violent death watery grave zip up zipper

Verb(10 words)

kick the bucket obstruct pass pass away perish pop off scrag snuff it stick stop up

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

2 relation types

form of

1 entries

related to

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I hope Trump chokes on a Big Mac.

Source: tatoeba (8999077)

Ivy chokes trees.

Source: tatoeba (10677656)

More for "chokes"

Meaning Antonyms Sentences Word Type

Keep exploring

Compare antonyms Use in sentences Read the blog

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.