choke off Synonyms

choke off Meaning

Wordnet

choke off (v)

suppress

become or cause to become obstructed

choke off Sentence Examples

  1. The economic downturn threatened to choke off funding for small businesses.
  2. Excessive regulations could choke off innovation in the industry.
  3. The invasive plant species began to choke off the native vegetation in the ecosystem.
  4. The construction of the new highway threatened to choke off access to the town's main street.
  5. The supply chain disruptions threatened to choke off the flow of essential goods.
  6. The diplomatic tensions threatened to choke off trade between the two countries.
  7. The factory's emissions were starting to choke off the clean air in the surrounding neighborhoods.
  8. The landlord's unreasonable demands threatened to choke off negotiations for a lease renewal.
  9. The overuse of pesticides threatened to choke off biodiversity in the agricultural region.
  10. The negative reviews began to choke off sales of the newly released product.

FAQs About the word choke off

suppress, become or cause to become obstructed

rein (in),turn back, suppress, cut off, hinder, stem, conclude, squash, hold back, call

carry on, keep up, persist, run on, continue, keep up,keep (on), continue, run on, persist

The economic downturn threatened to choke off funding for small businesses.

Excessive regulations could choke off innovation in the industry.

The invasive plant species began to choke off the native vegetation in the ecosystem.

The construction of the new highway threatened to choke off access to the town's main street.