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 How often has your order arrived cold, or with missing items, or squashed, or spilled, or otherwise ruined? — Shannon Keating, Time, 8 May 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 Predators probably avoided attacking healthy adults of any large sauropod species because of the danger of being squashed. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 Alphabet has squashed concerns that artificial intelligence will destroy its Google tech empire. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 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 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 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 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

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In total, Minnesota mashed a season-high six homers Saturday to down the Yankees 11-4 and even up the weekend series at 1-all.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
They can be mixed into soups or stews, mashed to make butter bean dip, incorporated into salads, or added to dishes with ground meat, such as tacos.

— Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 June 2026

Definition of mashed

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The air force said that 37 missiles and 326 drones were shot down or otherwise suppressed, with impacts of 29 missiles and 18 drones reported across 34 locations.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Security forces suppressed the protests in a bloody crackdown that killed thousands.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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The physical danger from robot coworkers has been made clear since January 25, 1979, when 25-year-old Robert Nicholas Williams was crushed and killed by a 1-ton robotic vehicle’s arm inside a Ford Motor Company factory in Flat Rock, Michigan.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
That was another reason for the high hopes that crushed this team instead of lifting it.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Definition of crushed

Verb

Burke said Washington left Bedford, confident that the protest had been quelled through his diplomacy.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
But that hasn’t entirely quelled fears that the boom is just setting investors up for a bust when spending cools, a dynamic that has played out in past semiconductor cycles, which have been particularly painful for memory-chip makers.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Definition of quelled

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Since their relationship became public in 2023, the couple has squeezed romance into tour schedules, football obligations and rare breaks from two of the most demanding careers in entertainment and sports.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Minerals are not the only sector that have been squeezed as result of the fuel crunch stemming from the Iran war; regular consumers are seeing prices at the petrol pump and supermarkets rise as well.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of squeezed

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Other monkeys, including some of the larger and more dominant macaques, had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before they could be captured.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Definition of subdued

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