Synonyms for gag

Most common

choke · strangle · keck · retch · fret · quip

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To experience the vomiting reflex.

   He gagged when he saw the open wound.

2. v. 2

   To cause to heave with nausea.

3. n. 1

   A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

Related words

Word family

gagman gagroot gagster gagwriter

Phrases

gag rule running gag gag reel gag reflex gag store pacifier gag paci gag gag order

Forms

Plural

gags → jokes, laughs, jests, pranks…

Past participle

gagged
e.g. gagged → choked, stifled, strangled, suffocated…

Example sentences

• choke Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.
• strangle Tom couldn't quite bring himself to strangle Mary.
• retch Sorry for what I wrote, because I wanted to retch.
• fret Why actually do people fret about bad weather?
• quip That quip was just not funny enough.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

joke¹, hush¹, fret¹, jest¹, quip¹, keck¹, jape

5 letters

laugh¹, chuck¹, choke¹, prank¹, heave¹, retch

6 letters

muzzle², stifle², muffle²

7 letters

silence², smother², repress², muffler²

8 letters

suppress², strangle², silencer³

9 letters

suffocate³

11 letters

regurgitate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muzzle² = 2 syllables).

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