suffocative vs suffocating

suffocative and suffocating both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, suffocative and suffocating are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of suffocative include choking, smothering.

suffocative (adjective)	suffocating (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