Synonyms of smother

Noun

1. clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother, disorderliness, disorder

usage: a confused multitude of things

2. smother, smoke, fume

usage: a stifling cloud of smoke

Verb

1. smother, surround, cover

usage: envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

2. smother, asphyxiate, suffocate, kill

usage: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

3. smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb

usage: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

4. smother, cover, spread over

usage: form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

5. smother, put out, snuff out, extinguish

usage: deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"

Definition and meaning of smother (Dictionary)