Asphyxiated — synonyms, definition

1. asphyxiated (Adjective)

asphyxiated (Adjective) — In a state of asphyxia. ex. "A 52 year old farm worker entered an oxygen limiting silo through the top opening and was asphyxiated"

2. asphyxiated (Verb)

choked smothered stifled suffocated

asphyxiated (Verb) — Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. ex. "Othello asphyxiated Desdemona with a pillow"

asphyxiated (Verb) — Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of. ex. "The foul air was slowly asphyxiating the children"

asphyxiated (Verb) — Be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen. ex. "The child asphyxiated under the pillow"

blocked bought the farm cashed in one's chips choked closed up conked croaked deceased died dropped dead exited expired give-uped the ghost impeded jammed kicked the bucket killed obstructed obturated occluded • • • strangled