Synonyms for stranglehold

Most common

grip · grasp · clasp

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To hold a tight grip or control.

2. n. 1

   A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

   For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.

Forms

Plural

strangleholds → throttleholds…

Example sentences

• grip The dictator rules the country with an iron grip.
• grasp I was able to grasp the main points of the speech.
• clasp She fastened the clasp of her necklace.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

grip¹

5 letters

grasp¹, clasp¹

12 letters

throttlehold