smothered 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of smotherednext
1
as in choked

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2
as in muted

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smothered

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verb

past tense of smother
1
as in strangled
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air children should never play inside discarded appliances because they could become trapped and smother

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2
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering he quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony

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3
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin the soccer team smothered their first few opponents in the championships, but lost narrowly in the final round

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smothered
  1. muted
  2. stifled
  3. whipped
  4. weak
  5. choked
  6. suppressed
  7. buried
  8. faint
Adjective
  • The vibrant hues of golden hour gave way to the muted, earthy tones of not-quite-dusk.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • But for now the markets appear to be bracing for muted prices, a situation that should keep a lid on gas prices.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of muted
Verb
  • But Austin Vance, CEO and cofounder of software development and consultant agency Focused Labs, countered in an email statement that this legislation actually would have stifled innovation from new players and entrenched the dominance of big companies including Google, Amazon and Meta.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Fewer literary titles are being published; renowned filmmakers struggle to get their films released; professors whisper about colleagues who have been reported to the Party’s disciplinary committees; feminist, civil-rights, and labor activism have been stifled.
    Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of stifled
Verb
  • Viral food trends – whether it’s whipped coffee, baked feta pasta, or the infamous butter boards – can spread like wildfire, captivating millions of viewers in mere hours.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Top the cups with Greek yogurt or whipped coconut cream to mimic Frankeinsteins's hair.
    Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of whipped
Adjective
  • Other checks on Trump’s policy will also be far weaker.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Each endpoint can be assessed to sniff out weak points.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of weak
Verb
  • This would not only reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste but also move us closer to a future where our oceans are no longer choked with persistent plastics.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Waterways choked with debris soon burst, taking 20-ton boulders, two-story houses — and even a 95-foot CSX bridge with them.
    Justin McBrien / Made by History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of choked
Verb
  • If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled on Monday, September 30 that Gutierrez-Reed will serve out the remainder of her 18-month sentence, and her attorney’s bid for a new trial was denied after it was found there was evidence suppressed in the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • Instead, the country will honor the victims, many of whom were buried in unmarked graves at psychiatric and other sites that were places of care in New Zealand.
    Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Musk has for years buried certain critics under an avalanche of legal troubles.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of buried
Adjective
  • Some of the stereo panning in the music is faint, but the effective stereo separation of the left and right channels helps highlight these subtleties.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The ability to see the shooting stars depends on clear nighttime skies, as a bright waning gibbous moon moves between full and last quarter phases, outshining more faint meteors and reducing the number of meteors visible to sky-gazers.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of faint
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