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squashed

verb , past tense of squash

Synonyms and Antonyms of squashed

1 to cause to become a pulpy mass

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

Synonyms of squashed

crushed, mashed, pulped

Words Related to squashed

pressed, squeezed

beat, pounded, powdered, pulverized

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

squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure

Synonyms of squashed

clamped down (on), cracked down (on), crushed, put down, quashed, quelled, repressed, silenced, slapped down, snuffed (out), squelched, subdued, suppressed

Words Related to squashed

doused (also dowsed), extinguished, put out, quenched

smothered, stifled, strangled, throttled

annihilated, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, nuked, rubbed out, ruined, smashed, wasted, wrecked

exterminated, obliterated, wiped out

conquered, dominated, overcame, overpowered, overwhelmed, subdued, subjugated, vanquished

Phrases Synonymous with squashed

Near Antonyms of squashed

abetted, aided, assisted, backed, helped, propped up, supported

fomented, incited, instigated, provoked, stirred, whipped (up)

advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted

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