Synonyms of garrotes

garrotes

verb

variants or garottes

present tense third-person singular of garrote

as in strangles

to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe

the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangles
• chokes
• throttles
• suffocates
• asphyxiates
• smothers
• stifles
• scrags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restores
• revives
• resuscitates