SQUASHED Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

squashed

verb

past tense of squash

as in mashed

to cause to become a pulpy mass the sort of person who couldn't even squash a bug

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to put a stop to (something) by the use of force squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure

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Recent Examples of squashed The scant few remaining Arm compatibility concerns revolve around old printers and proprietary apps, but these have been all but squashed for the average user. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Alphabet has squashed concerns that artificial intelligence will destroy its Google tech empire. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026 Researchers have attributed this slump to a slow rate of technological innovation and increasingly tight local regulations that have squashed incentives to build. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Mathew Street was indeed close at hand but over the frontier of Liverpool’s dockland, a narrow cobbled lane between towering Victorian warehouses, blocked by heavy trucks and strewn with empty crates, cabbage stalks, and squashed oranges to the peril of Brian’s beautifully polished brogues. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026 Duncan approaches Lili, who enthusiastically greets him by telling him she's squashed their daughter's potential problem with the police. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Predators probably avoided attacking healthy adults of any large sauropod species because of the danger of being squashed. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 Along with celebrating his new title, the comedian seemingly squashed his years-long feud with Katt Williams, as he was introduced by Regina Hall as a surprise performer more than two hours into Hart's roast. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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The Guardians went into that game last in the league in homers — and then mashed six off a guy who had just made the All-Star team the week before?

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 31 July 2026
It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

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The Mercedes owner, Roland Vergel De Dios, was in Queens visiting family when his car’s rear windshield and trunk were crushed by the falling tree.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Rookie Chase DeLauter went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Bailey crushed a home run in his 1-for-3 day at the plate.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of crushed

Verb

Meanwhile, officials have quelled concerns about nearby nuclear power stations.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 July 2026
As the activist Assata Olugbala Shakur remarks, the chains of oppression can be broken with love, support, and care, and the Black radical imagination cannot be quelled even when our lives are on the line.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of quelled

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Earlier this year, a gunman from California stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being subdued.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
After a quiet moment, the family returned to their rental car, the older half subdued, the younger half seemingly unfazed, and began the roughly 45‑minute drive back to their South Maui resort in Wailea.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of subdued

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The group challenged the ban, and it was quashed by the High Court in February.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 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

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