CHOKED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in strangled

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choked

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verb

past tense of choke

as in throttled

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe let go of my throat—you're choking me!

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as in vomited

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking

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as in drowned

to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters

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as in blocked

to prevent passage through by filling with something overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings

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Recent Examples of choked

Adjective

The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected on Sunday, causing a choked haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 10 meters (33 feet) in some areas, the ministry said. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026

Verb

The blockade choked one of the world’s most important shipping lanes and Iran dictated where the war’s frontline would be, rattling the global economy. — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Both victims were illegally choked to death by white police officers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Without regular weeding, native plants can become overgrown and choked by the same non-native weeds that grow everywhere else. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 One young woman described her friend coming home in tears because a hookup partner had unexpectedly choked her. — Jennifer Givhan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Keeping your registers from getting choked with dust also allows air to flow freely into your home. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 Riyadh has rerouted millions of barrels per day through a pipeline from its eastern region to its Red Sea port of Yanbu as Iran has choked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz this year. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 There was no escaping the black pollution that choked the neighborhood then, and no reprieve now, even five weeks after the fire was extinguished. — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Missile salvos and militia attacks have choked key shipping lanes, damaged Saudi oil facilities and driven up global prices even as fragile diplomacy struggles to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and avert escalation. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked

Adjective

Some are dealing with strained budgets and exorbitant medical bills, while others avoid the doctor in fear of the cost.

— Ali Swenson, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Based on a Naver Webtoon of the same name that has amassed almost 3 billion views, the 10-part series follows the strained relationship of the Empress Navier and her husband Emperor Sovieshu.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strained

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Court documents said Vecchio allegedly punched the victim multiple times in the face and then strangled the victim with both hands before kneeing her in the face.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
On January 24, 2023, allegedly in the grip of this psychosis, Clancy strangled her three children, who were five years, three years, and eight months old, in the basement of their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, an affluent suburb of Boston.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

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The next day, Djokovic vomited on the court during the fifth set and lost.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of vomited

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While crude oil can be carried via pipeline–perhaps from oil producers in the Persian Gulf to ports on the western side of the Arabian Peninsula–gas can’t, meaning there are no alternative routes to get LNG to Asia if Hormuz is blocked.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Officials are still investigating the exact cause, though preliminary assessments suggest an ice avalanche may have blocked a river upstream in Tibet, triggering the sudden outburst flood.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blocked

Adjective

Inspect the weatherstripping for cracked, compressed or missing foam, vinyl or rubber seals.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Use them to cover a cracked deck, upgrade a front porch, create a barefoot-friendly walkway around a hot tub or pool, or even define a dedicated grilling station that’s easy to sweep clean.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026

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Irish authorities are reportedly seeking a warrant to extradite the primary suspect in the brutal murder of Jamey Carney, a 43-year-old New York mother found beaten and suffocated in her Killarney home last month.

— Louis Casiano , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Not all avalanche victims die by asphyxiation — injuries from getting hit by a wall of snow or being swept through trees and rocks can kill people even if they’re not buried or suffocated.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026