SMOTHERED Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word smothered. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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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 | ||||||