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Strangulation

The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

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Asphyxiation 76% connected

The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Constriction 76% connected

The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Suffocation 76% connected

The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Upset 76% connected

To set up; to put upright.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Strangle 74% connected

To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as wi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Strangle 74% connected

To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to death by compressing the throat, as wi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 3

Choking 92% connected

of Choke

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Strangling 92% connected

of Strangle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Throttling 92% connected

of Throttle

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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