Synonyms of quashes

quashes 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of quash

as in quells

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

• quells
• suppresses
• subdues
• represses
• stifles
• squashes
• crushes
• silences
• destroys
• extinguishes
• overcomes
• squelches
• sits on
• demolishes
• snuffs (out)
• clamps down (on)
• cracks down (on)
• slaps down
• quenches
• obliterates
• throttles
• puts down
• smothers
• decimates
• strangles
• annihilates
• dominates
• conquers
• overwhelms
• smashes
• vanquishes
• overpowers
• douses
• devastates
• ruins
• subjugates
• wipes out
• wrecks
• exterminates
• wastes
• puts out
• desolates
• nukes
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supports
• helps
• aids
• assists
• backs
• abets
• provokes
• stirs
• incites
• instigates
• promotes
• encourages
• fosters
• furthers
• advances
• foments
• nurtures
• cultivates
• whips (up)
• props up
• nourishes
• forwards

quashes

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of quash

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• overturns
• avoids
• dismisses
• vacates
• invalidates
• nullifies
• rescinds
• negates
• abrogates
• revokes
• annuls
• voids
• suspends
• dissolves
• withdraws
• abates
• rejects
• reverses
• strikes down
• overrules
• rolls back
• sets aside
• retracts
• does away with
• removes
• nulls
• vetoes
• eliminates
• forbids
• overrides
• disannuls
• prohibits
• recalls
• erases
• aborts
• countermands
• bans
• disallows
• eradicates
• enjoins
• annihilates
• calls
• outlaws
• calls off
• drops
• liquidates
• writes off
• breaks down
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• enacts
• lays down
• founds
• institutes
• validates
• approves
• legislates
• passes
• authorizes
• permits
• allows
• endorses
• legitimizes
• clears
• orders
• legitimates
• ratifies
• prescribes
• legalizes
• formalizes
• warrants
• sanctions
• mandates
• commands
• decrees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quashes

Verb

The only other time the city quashes permit requests is during the United Nations General Assembly, a weeklong annual event in September that involves major street closures and police resources being heavily used to protect dignitaries from around the globe. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

Authentication quashes that illusion. —Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025