Squelch

Synonyms for "squelch" (208 found)

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Closest matches (42)

answeranswer conclusivelyargue downasphyxiate assibilate assibilation barbblack outbottle upbuzz censor chokechoke offclamp down oncomebackcomplete answerconfound confounding confutation confute

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contradict contradiction controversion controvert corkcork upcrack down oncrushcut shortdampdamp downdefeat demolish demolition denial deny

Noun(4 words)

blocker censorship crunch curb

Verb(2 words)

crush delete

Strong matches (62)

discrediting dismissdispose ofdrown dumbfoundeffective rejoindereffervesce effervescence effervescing extinguish finish fizz fizzle fizzling floor fricationfrictional rustlinggag gibe hiss

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hissinghold downhugger muggerhugger-mugger humiliate hushhush uphush-hush hushing jibejump onkeep downkeep underkill lisp muffle muzzle nonplus outdo overcome overthrow overthrowal overturn overwhelm parry placepour water onput downput output to silenceput-down quash quell quench quiet quieten

Noun(3 words)

filter put-down quell

Verb(3 words)

mash quell quench

Related words (104)

quip rebut rebuttalreduce to silencerefutal refutation refute repress retort rhonchus riposte sally settleshoot downshush shushingshut downshut down onshut upsibilance

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sibilate sibilation siffle sigmatism silence siss sissingsit down onsit onsizz sizzle sizzling smashsmash all oppositionsmother sneeze sneezing sniff sniffle snore snort snuffsnuff outsnufflesoft pedalsoft-pedal spit splutter sputter squash squish stampstamp outstanch sternutation stertor stifle still stranglestrike dumbstultify subdue subversion subvert suffocate suppress swish throttletrample outtrample underfoottraverse undermine undermining upset upsetting wheeze whish whistle whistlingwhite noisewhiz whoosh wisecrack zip

Noun(13 words)

silence slosh splash squashsquelch circuitsquelcher squelching squish stifle suppress suppression takedown thud

Verb(7 words)

slop slosh splash splosh squash squeeze squish

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5 relation types

More general

24 entries

circuitcoercive actionconquer control derision deviceelectric circuitelectrical circuitfootslog goinformation controlnoise pad plod press slog

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More specific

13 entries

automatic mutecensor crunchmanual overridenoise filterquashsignal gateslosh splash squash squish stifle thud

Collocations

12 entries

automatic mutemanual overridenoise filterradio squelchsignal gatesquelch circuitsquelch controlsquelch dissentsquelch informationsquelch oppositionsquelch protestssquelch rumors

Inflections

3 entries

squelched squelches squelching

Derivations

7 entries

squelchable squelched squelcher squelches squelchily squelching squelchy

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If you squelch the fire with water, the coals will not smolder.

Source: tatoeba (10058201)

They loyally united in her defence, and sought to squelch the revolter by loftily explaining that the actress turned her back so often to the audience because she had such a noble, generous nature and desired to give the other actors a chance.

Source: tatoeba (11665997)

Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.

Source: wiktionary

Oh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched.

Source: wiktionary

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