QUELLED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

quelled

verb

past tense of quell

as in suppressed

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown

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as in shushed

to stop the noise or speech of the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement

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Recent Examples of quelled Redick shouted out Bronny James for his efforts against Indiana after the game, lauding his defensive intensity – often being switched onto Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam, and holding his own – along with a late mid-range jumper that quelled concerns of a once-improbable Indiana comeback. —

Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 The shooter killed an instructor and wounded two others before the ROTC cadets attacked him and quelled the threat, showing incredible bravery in the face of danger. —

Nicole Russell, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 Turns out their insatiable desire for drama and noise has yet to be quelled, which means their upcoming batch of concerts will be as entrancing as ever. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026 But Jimenez quelled that in the 76’ to break the scoreless tie. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026 And that kind of turned into a little thing, but that has all been dissipated and quelled. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026 Hundreds, perhaps thousands, were killed when the military quelled the protests on June 3-4, 1989. —

ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 Suspicion of a Kurdish insurgency, however, might not be so easily quelled, not only among Pahlavi’s supporters but across Iran’s political spectrum. —

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026 Deadly childhood disease after deadly childhood disease quelled by vaccines. —

Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026

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That means speech around controversial issues, diet and fitness, mental health topics, sexuality, and much more will be suppressed.

— Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
This structural scaling suppressed unwanted charge trapping and leakage currents, ensuring the chip remains electronically stable even under intense, high-dose gamma exposure.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026