quell

Synonyms

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress;

Near Antonyms

abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support;

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up);

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote;

Related Words

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench;

smother, stifle, strangle, throttle;

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck;

exterminate, obliterate, wipe out;

conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish;

Phrases

sit on;