Smother

/ˈsməðər/

Synonyms for "smother" (265 found)

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Closest matches (53)

abate allay alleviate asphyxiate assuage attemper bakebank the firebe in heatbe killedbeatblack outblanket blaze bloomblow outblunt boilbottle upbox

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broil burke burn case censor chasten check chokechoke offclamp down onclobber collect combust compose conceal constrain control cook cool corkcork up

Verb(5 words)

asphyxiate asphyxiated asphyxiates asphyxiating burked

Noun(7 words)

asphyxiation blanket braising burks choking clutter coating

Strong matches (80)

covercover upcrack down oncrate crush curry dampdamp downdampende emphasizede-emphasize deaden diminish douse downplay drown drub dull embox embrace

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encapsulate encase enfold enshroud envelop enwrap extenuate extinguish famish flameflame upflareflare upflicker flush fry gag garrote gasp glow gulp hidehold backhold downhugger muggerhugger-mugger hushhush uphush-hush incandesce inhibit inundate investjump onkeepkeep backkeep downkeep underkeep within boundskill lambaste lap lay lenify lessen lick

Noun(12 words)

covering douse dousing extinguish extinguishing fuddle garoting garotting garroting garrotte jumble layer

Verb(2 words)

curb extinguished

Related words (132)

lighten mask mitigate moderate modulate muffle murder muzzle obtund od out overcome overwhelm pack package palliate pant parchplay downpour water on

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put downput outquash quell quenchradiate heatreducereduce the temperaturerein repress restrain roast rout scald scorch seethe sheathe shellacshimmer with heatshower shroud shushshut downshut down onsilence simmersimmer downsit down onsit onslack slackenslow downsmash smear smolder snuffsnuff outsobersober downsoften spark squash squelchstamp outstanch starve steam stew stiflestop the breathstrangle stultify subdue sublimate suffocate suppress surround swaddle swallow swathe sweat sweltertake the edge offtame temper thrash throttle toasttone downtrample outtrample underfoottrimtune downunderplay weaken whip wrapwrap aboutwrap up

Noun(16 words)

mare's nestmuddle oppress overwhelm pancaking quell quenching sauces snuffing snuffs stewing stifle stifling strangling suffocation welter

Verb(15 words)

muffle overgrowsput outquenched quenches repress stifle stifled stifles strangle strangled suffocate suffocated suffocates surround

Adjective(2 words)

overgrown suffocating

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6 relation types

More general

20 entries

bottle upconditioncooking methodcover coveringculinary techniquedisorder disorderliness extinguish extinguishingfire controlfume inhibit kill overload smoke

Showing 16 of 20 words.

More specific

12 entries

asphyxiation by smokeblanket smotheringbureaucratic smotheringcoatingdust layerpillow suffocationpraise smotheringsmoke layersmothered beefsmothered chickensmothered porksuffocation in enclosed space

Collocations

10 entries

bureaucratic smotheringdense smotherpillow smotheringsmother of dustsmother of smokesmother with gravysmothered chickensmothering heatsmothering silencesmothering smoke

Inflections

3 entries

smothered smothering smothers

Derivations

3 entries

smothered smotherer smothering

similar

3 entries

asphyxiate stifle suffocate

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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My sister likes to smother her toasts in butter.

Source: tatoeba (2396344)

Sami used a pillow to smother Layla.

Source: tatoeba (6574875)

Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.

Source: tatoeba (6888742)

Singapore's prime minister says severe air pollution caused by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia may continue to smother the city-state for weeks or months.

Source: tatoeba (11056740)

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