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choked

ADJECTIVE
anxious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afraid apprehensive careful concerned distressed fearful fidgety jittery nervous restless scared uneasy uptight
WEAK
aghast antsy basket case bugged butterflies clutched disquieted disturbed dreading fretful hacked hyper in a state in a tizzy in suspense jumpy nervy overwrought shaking shaky shivery shook-up shot to pieces solicitous spooked strung-out sweating bullets taut troubled unglued unquiet watchful wired worried sick wreck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bold brave calm collected composed confident cool courageous happy inattentive quiet unafraid unconcerned unfearful unworried
WEAK
assured content indifferent peaceful tranqil unwilling
ADJECTIVE
congested
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crowded glutted gridlocked jammed overcrowded teeming
STRONG
closed crammed filled gorged massed mobbed obstructed occluded overfilled overflowing packed plugged stopped stoppered stuffed
WEAK
chock-full jam-full jam-packed packed like sardines stuffed-up up to the rafters
Antonyms
STRONGEST
empty
WEAK
clear free open unblocked unclogged uncongested uncrowded
ADJECTIVE
insecure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afraid anxious apprehensive hesitant shaky touchy troubled unsure uptight
WEAK
Delphic diffident hanging by thread jumpy on thin ice questioning touch and go unassured unconfident unpoised up in the air vague
Antonyms
STRONGEST
at ease calm certain collected composed cool definite happy peaceful quiet sure unafraid unwavering unworried
WEAK
confident guarded protected safe secure sound
ADJECTIVE
neurotic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compulsive distraught disturbed manic obsessive
STRONG
aberrant deviant hysteric psychoneurotic upset
WEAK
abnormal anxious basket case bundle of nerves clutched disordered disoriented erratic hung up inhibited nervous nervous wreck overwrought unhealthy unstable uptight wired
Antonyms
STRONG
normal
WEAK
adjusted balanced sane stable
ADJECTIVE
smothered
Synonyms
STRONG
asphyxiated suffocated
WEAK
breathless
ADJECTIVE
strained
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constrained labored stiff tense tight uneasy
STRONG
embarrassed put wired wreck
WEAK
artificial at end of rope awkward difficult false farfetched hard put in a state nervous wreck self-conscious strung-out taut uncomfortable unglued unnatural unrelaxed uptight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm comfortable easy easygoing laid-back loose relaxed slack
WEAK
genuine unforced
ADJECTIVE
tense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitated anxious apprehensive edgy excited jittery nervous restive shaky strained stressful uneasy
STRONG
clutched concerned moved moving shot unnerved wired worried worrying wreck
WEAK
beside oneself bundle of nerves fidgety fluttery high-strung hung up hyper in a tizzy jumpy nerve-racking nervous wreck on edge overanxious overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight white knuckled wound-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried
STRONG
happy untroubled
WEAK
limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring

Example Sentences

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Subsequent years saw a drawn-out struggle across the industry to complete construction projects as shares plunged and cash flows choked.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Guthrie choked up as she entered the plaza to cheers during the program’s second hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Clark says he was "really emotional" and his throat choked up on hearing the news that he'd meet the Pope.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He noted the huge premium paid by Asian oil importers for Middle East oil grades like Oman and Dubai — as high as $170 per barrel — as supplies are choked off.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

“How—how could you…” I choked on what to say.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros