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obstruct vs suffocate

suffocate vs obstruct

obstruct and suffocate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obstruct No No Yes No
suffocate No No Yes No
As verbs, suffocate is a hyponym of obstruct; that is, suffocate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obstruct:
  • obstruct: block passage through
  • suffocate: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Other hyponyms of obstruct include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.
obstruct (verb) suffocate (verb)
block passage through struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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