suffocating vs suffocative

suffocating and suffocative both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
suffocating	No	Yes	No	No
suffocative	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, suffocating and suffocative are synonyms defined as:

suffocating and suffocative: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

Other synonyms of suffocating include choking, smothering.

suffocating (adjective)	suffocative (adjective)
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat	causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat