smother - English Synonyms Dictionary

smother

v.
[1] suffocate , stifle , choke , asphyxiate , throttle , strangle , snuff (out) , kill
[2] be suffocated/stifled/asphyxiated , be choked/strangled , be killed
[3] overwhelm , surround , overcome , blanket , inundate , cover , shower , envelop , wrap , enshroud , surround
[4] repress , asphyxiate , suffocate , subdue , suppress , conceal , hide , keep/hold back , cover up , mask , choke back/down , check , stifle , muffle , blanket , blank out
[5] extinguish , stifle , strangle , put out , snuff out , muffle , repress
[6] put out
n.
[1] clutter , jumble , muddle , fuddle , mare's nest , welter