SMOTHERED Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word smothered. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SMOTHERED
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blanketed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • covered with (or as if with) a blanket | ||||||||
buried | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • placed in a grave | ||||||||
choked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stopped up; clogged up | ||||||||
concealed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • hidden on any grounds for any motive adjective satellite • not accessible to view | ||||||||
covered | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form | ||||||||
hidden | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||||
muffled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy | ||||||||
muted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in a softened tone • being or made softer or less loud or clear | ||||||||
oppressed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • burdened psychologically or mentally | ||||||||
stifled | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • held in check with difficulty | ||||||||
suppressed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • kept from public knowledge by various means adjective satellite • manifesting or subjected to suppression • held in check with difficulty | ||||||||
drowned | verbv | |||||||
verb • cover completely or make imperceptible • get rid of as if by submerging • die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating • kill by submerging in water • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation | ||||||||
enveloped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | ||||||||
overwhelmed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • charge someone with too many tasks • cover completely or make imperceptible • overcome by superior force | ||||||||
suffocated | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of • be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen • feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | ||||||||
stifle | verbv | |||||||
noun • joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee verb • suppress in order to conceal or hide • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | ||||||||
conceal | verbv | |||||||
verb • prevent from being seen or discovered • hold back; keep from being perceived by others | ||||||||
hide | verbv | |||||||
noun • the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) • body covering of a living animal verb • prevent from being seen or discovered • be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety • cover as if with a shroud • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
asphyxiate | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | ||||||||
clutter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a confused multitude of things • unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen verb • fill a space in a disorderly way | ||||||||