Synonyms of quashed

quashed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of quash

as in quelled

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

the dictator commanded the army to quash the uprising without mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quelled
• suppressed
• subdued
• squashed
• silenced
• crushed
• repressed
• stifled
• squelched
• sat on
• extinguished
• destroyed
• overcame
• snuffed (out)
• slapped down
• cracked down (on)
• demolished
• clamped down (on)
• put down
• throttled
• quenched
• obliterated
• smothered
• decimated
• doused
• ruined
• strangled
• dominated
• annihilated
• wrecked
• exterminated
• smashed
• conquered
• wasted
• vanquished
• put out
• wiped out
• overwhelmed
• devastated
• subjugated
• overpowered
• nuked
• desolated
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supported
• backed
• aided
• helped
• assisted
• stirred
• provoked
• instigated
• abetted
• encouraged
• propped up
• forwarded
• promoted
• whipped (up)
• cultivated
• fostered
• incited
• furthered
• fomented
• advanced
• nurtured
• nourished

quashed

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of quash

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolished
• repealed
• canceled
• overturned
• vacated
• dismissed
• avoided
• voided
• invalidated
• rescinded
• nullified
• annulled
• negated
• dissolved
• abrogated
• revoked
• abated
• suspended
• withdrew
• set aside
• struck down
• rolled back
• overruled
• rejected
• vetoed
• reversed
• retracted
• nulled
• did away with
• countermanded
• disannulled
• eliminated
• recalled
• removed
• forbade
• overrode
• erased
• banned
• prohibited
• aborted
• outlawed
• disallowed
• eradicated
• enjoined
• called off
• dropped
• called
• annihilated
• liquidated
• threw out
• broke down
• wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacted
• established
• founded
• instituted
• laid down
• passed
• validated
• approved
• legislated
• allowed
• permitted
• authorized
• ratified
• ordered
• cleared
• warranted
• endorsed
• prescribed
• sanctioned
• legitimized
• formalized
• legalized
• legitimated
• decreed
• mandated
• commanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quashed

Verb

The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema ruled that Google had illegally quashed competition. — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Courts in some cases have quashed subpoenas or ordered the review of grand jury transcripts, and the criminal cases against Comey and New York Atty. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Critics, human rights groups and multiple Western nations – including the United States – say the crackdown has quashed dissent and ended Hong Kong’s unique freedoms. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The ruling upheld the January district court decision that first quashed the subpoenas. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Federal judges have quashed many of the subpoenas as illegitimate efforts to intimidate providers into ending care. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Any attempt to recapture their childhoods was quickly quashed, however, as exemplified by Dee getting her hair caught in a drop-tower ride and Dennis vomiting right next to her. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

However, since then, the county has secured a victory after a judge earlier this month quashed a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in the county. — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026