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squash

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1 to cause to become a pulpy mass

the sort of person who couldn't even squash a bug

Synonyms for squash

crush,
mash,
pulp

Words Related to squash

press,
squeeze

beat,
pound,
powder,
pulverize

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

squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure

Synonyms for 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,
subjugate,
vanquish

Phrases Synonymous with squash

sit on

Near Antonyms for 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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