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squash

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of squash

1 to cause to become a pulpy mass

the sort of person who couldnʼt even squash a bug

Synonyms of squash

crush, mash, pulp

Words Related to squash

beat, pound, powder, pulverize

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

squashed any effort to reform the countryʼs power structure

Synonyms of squash

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

Words Related to squash

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 Synonymous with squash

sit on

Near Antonyms of squash

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

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

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

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