Quash

/kwɒʃ/

Synonyms for "quash" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Verb(6 words)

annul invalidate nullify subdue avoid cauterize

abate abolish abrogate annihilate annul asphyxiateblack outbottle upcancel censor chokechoke offclamp down oncorkcork upcrack down oncrush dampdamp downdemolish

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discharge

Noun(1 words)

cauterizing

Strong matches (41)

Verb(12 words)

dismissed dismissing dominating extinguish extinguishedkeep downoverruled overturnoverturn a rulingquell quelled quells

dissolve drown extinguish gaghold downhugger muggerhugger-mugger hushhush uphush-hush invalidatejump onkeep downkeep underkill muffle muzzle negate nullify overrule

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overthrow overwhelmpour water onput downput outquell

Noun(3 words)

kiboshoverturning a rulingquelling

Related words (68)

quench reject repress rescind reverse revokeset asideshushshut downshut down onsilencesit down onsit onsmash smothersnuff outsquash squelchstamp outstanch

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stifle strangle stultify subdue suffocate suppress throttlethrow outtrample outtrample underfootundo vacate veto vitiate void

Verb(16 words)

reduce repress silenced smothered snuffed squashed squelched stamped stifled stultifies subjugate subjugates suppress suppresses vacating void

Noun(17 words)

repressing scotch scotches scotchingsilence a rumorsilence the criticssnuffs squashes squashing squelches squelching squish stifling stomp stomps swats tamp

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More general

8 entries

cancel crushjudicial decisionlegal actionoppressstrike downsuppress suppression

More specific

5 entries

dissent suppressionindictment nullificationrebellion suppressionverdict reversalwrit nullification

Collocations

6 entries

charges dismissalindictment nullificationrumor suppressionsubpoena quashingverdict nullificationwrit quashing

Inflections

3 entries

quashed quashes quashing

Derivations

5 entries

quashability quashable quashably quashing quashment

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.

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Suppress the past, control the present, and quash any flicker of dissent before it can ignite into a blaze.

Source: tatoeba (12818182)

Firefighters worked quickly to quash the flames before they spread to nearby homes.

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The army quashed the rebellion.

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