Synonyms for garrote

Most common

strangle · scrag

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To execute by strangulation, to kill using a garrote.

Related words

Word family

garroter

Other spellings

garote garotte UK garrot garrotte UK

Forms

Past participle

garroted
e.g. garroted → strangled, scragged…

Example sentences

• strangle Tom couldn't quite bring himself to strangle Mary.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

scrag

8 letters

strangle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (strangle² = 2 syllables).