Synonyms for throttle

Most common

wring · strangulate · restrict · trammel · prevent · choke

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).

2. v. 2

   To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).

3. n. 1

   The lever or pedal that controls this valve.

Related words

Word family

throttlehold throttler

Phrases

full-throttle throttle valve at full throttle

Forms

Plural

throttles → gases, accelerators, guns, hold-downs…

Past participle

throttled
e.g. throttled → strangled, stifled, suppressed, wringed…

Example sentences

• wring Wring those clothes well before you hang them up.
• restrict He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
• prevent Eating healthfully can help prevent heart disease.
• choke Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

gas¹, gun¹

4 letters

curb¹, cork¹

5 letters

check¹, limit², bound¹, choke¹, wring¹

6 letters

subdue², stifle², quench¹

7 letters

prevent², smother², confine², repress², trammel²

8 letters

restrict², suppress², strangle²

9 letters

suffocate³

11 letters

accelerator⁵, strangulate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (limit² = 2 syllables).