smother - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a stifling cloud of smoke

Synonyms

• smother

More generic

• fume
• smoke

Noun

a confused multitude of things

Synonyms

• clutter
• fuddle
• jumble
• mare's nest
• muddle
• smother
• welter

More generic

• disorder
• disorderliness

More specific

• rummage

Verb

suppress in order to conceal or hide

Synonyms

• muffle
• repress
• smother
• stifle
• strangle

More generic

• bottle up
• inhibit
• suppress

Verb

envelop completely

Synonyms

• smother
• surround

More generic

• cover

Verb

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

Synonyms

• put out
• smother

More generic

• extinguish
• snuff out

Related

• cover

Verb

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

Synonyms

• asphyxiate
• smother
• suffocate

More generic

• kill

Related

• cover

Related

• asphyxiate
• stifle
• suffocate

Verb

form an impenetrable cover over

Synonyms

• smother

More generic

• cover
• spread over

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