Check
Strangled
Strangled adjective - Held in check with difficulty.
Check and strangled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead a verb "Strangled".
Nearby Word: strangling
Both words in one sentence
- On the episode "Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" revealed that Homer's strangling Bart has actually been keeping some of Bart's worst tendencies in check.
Source: Lesser of Two Evils
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Strangled or Check. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/strangled.
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