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Suffocating

🔄 Synonyms of "Suffocating"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
smotheringnoun	The act by which someone or something is smothered.
breathless	Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
chokingnoun	The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
suffocative	Tending or able to choke or stifle.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
smotheringnoun	The act by which someone or something is smothered.
chokingnoun	The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
breathless	Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
asphyxiationnoun	An acute lack of oxygen.
nippingnoun	The act or sensation of giving a nip.
stiflingnoun	That stifles.
stuffynoun	Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
cripplingnoun	Causing a severe and insurmountable problem; detrimental.
crushingnoun	The action of the verb to crush.
strainingnoun	The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)
oppressive	Tyrannical or exercising unjust power.
sweatynoun	Covered in sweat.
confining	limiting; restrictive
asphyxiating	Causing asphyxiation; depriving living beings of the ability to breathe.
exsufflationnoun	(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
suffusatenoun	That has suffused
obfusticationnoun	Synonym of obfuscation.
nubilationnoun	obnubilation; a clouding over
overbreathingnoun	Excessive breathing.
throatfulnoun	Enough to fill the throat.