Need another word that means the same as “smother”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “smother” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Smother” are: surround, put out, asphyxiate, suffocate, muffle, repress, stifle, strangle, choke, throttle, strangulate, overwhelm, inundate, envelop, trap, cocoon, extinguish, snuff out, dampen, damp down, stamp out, douse, gag, restrain, suppress, hold back, keep back, fight back, choke back, bite back, swallow, contain, bottle up, conceal, hide, smear, daub, bedaub, spread, cover, clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “smother” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| clutter | A collection of things lying about in an untidy state. The attic is full of clutter. |
| fuddle | A confused multitude of things. Through the fuddle of wine he heard some of the conversation. |
| jumble | Articles collected for a jumble sale. The books were in a chaotic jumble. |
| mare's nest | Furniture pieces made to fit close together. |
| muddle | A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion. She was able to cut through confusion and muddle. |
| welter | A state of general disorder. There s such a welter of conflicting rules. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “smother” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| asphyxiate | Be asphyxiated die from lack of oxygen. They were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes. |
| bedaub | Spread or daub (a surface. A dozen maidens all bedaubed with paint. |
| bite back | Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. |
| bottle up | Put into bottles. |
| choke | Cause a person or animal to choke. Vegetation choked the trails. |
| choke back | Become or cause to become obstructed. |
| cocoon | Retreat as if into a cocoon as from an unfriendly environment. We felt cold even though we were cocooned in our sleeping bags. |
| conceal | Not allow to be seen; hide. A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea. |
| contain | Contain or hold have within. Since F contains the factor Q it disappears from both sides of the equation. |
| cover | Form a cover over. The insurance won t cover this. |
| damp down | Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. |
| dampen | Suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Slider switches on the mixers can dampen the drums. |
| daub | Apply to a surface. They daubed graffiti on the walls. |
| douse | Wet thoroughly. Douse a rope. |
| envelop | Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. A feeling of despair enveloped him. |
| extinguish | Extinguish by crushing. Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze. |
| fight back | Fight against or resist strongly. |
| gag | Tie a gag around someone s mouth in order to silence them. She was bound and gagged by robbers. |
| hide | Conceal oneself. Hide the money. |
| hold back | To close within bounds limit or hold back from movement. |
| inundate | Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. The basement was inundated after the storm. |
| keep back | Have as a supply. |
| muffle | Make (a sound) quieter or less distinct. The soft beat of a muffled drum. |
| overwhelm | Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water. The Irish side was overwhelmed 15 3 by Scotland. |
| put out | Estimate. |
| repress | Subdue (someone or something) by force. Repress a cry of fear. |
| restrain | To compel or deter by or as if by threats. He had to be restrained from walking out. |
| smear | Cover a surface by smearing a substance over it. Her lipstick was smeared. |
| snuff out | Be made known; be disclosed or revealed. |
| spread | Cover by spreading something over. Spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise. |
| stamp out | Crush or grind with a heavy instrument. |
| stifle | Restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion. Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes. |
| strangle | Suppress (an impulse, action, or sound. They allowed bureaucracy to strangle initiative. |
| strangulate | Hamper or hinder the development or activity of. He tried to strangulate his opponent. |
| suffocate | Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. He said he d suffocate if he remained in this house for another hour. |
| suppress | Partly or wholly eliminate (electrical interference). Suppress a yawn. |
| surround | Surround with a wall in order to fortify. The forest surrounds my property. |
| swallow | Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries. |
| throttle | Control an engine or vehicle with a throttle. It has two engines that can be throttled. |
| trap | Catch in or as if in a trap. I hoped to trap him into an admission. |
| airway | A tube for supplying air to a person’s lungs in an emergency. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating. |
| champ | (of a horse) make a noisy biting or chewing action. He was already on the plane champing to get off to Lagos. |
| choke | Cause a person or animal to choke. She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband. |
| clog | Dance a clog dance. The market is being clogged by these operations. |
| clutter | Cover or fill (something) with an untidy collection of things. The room was cluttered with his bric a brac. |
| crowding | A situation in which people or things are crowded together. He didn t like the crowding on the beach. |
| death | The personification of death. He had two deaths on his conscience. |
| drown | Deliberately kill a person or animal by drowning. The divers saved the drowning child. |
| execute | Put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect. The corporation executed a series of financial deals. |
| garrote | Strangle with an iron collar. |
| hanging | The practice of hanging condemned people as a form of capital punishment. There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait. |
| jumble | Be all mixed up or jumbled together. His words jumbled. |
| ligature | Bind or connect with a ligature. He ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus. |
| mess | Make a mess of or create disorder in. Dog mess. |
| messy | Dirty and disorderly. Stripping wallpaper can be a messy time consuming job. |
| muddle | Mix up or confuse. The finances were in a muddle. |
| muffle | A kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature. Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves. |
| obstruct | Deliberately make (something) difficult. The appellants were arrested and later convicted of obstructing the police. |
| oppress | Cause distress or anxiety to. He was oppressed by some secret worry. |
| plenty | As much as necessary. There was plenty of food for everyone. |
| stifle | Suppress in order to conceal or hide. She stifled a giggle. |
| strangle | Squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death. She strangled a sob. |
| suffocate | Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. They suffocated in their sleep. |
| suffocation | A feeling of being trapped and oppressed. For years I could not escape feelings of suffocation. |
| throttle | Reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle. She was sorely tempted to throttle him. |
| thwart | Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. The government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties. |
| valve | Each of the halves of the hinged shell of a bivalve mollusc or brachiopod or of the parts of the compound shell of a barnacle. The aortic valve. |
| wallow | A puddle where animals go to wallow. A wallow in nostalgia. |
| welter | Roll around. The attack petered out in a welter of bloody confused fighting. |
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