Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of asphyxiation Find synonyms for: Noun1. suffocation, asphyxiation, hypoxiausage: the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"2. suffocation, asphyxiation, killing, kill, putting to deathusage: killing by depriving of oxygenWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: apotheosis Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index