Synonyms of squashes

squashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of squash

1

as in mashes

to cause to become a pulpy mass

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mashes
• crushes
• squeezes
• presses
• pulps
• pounds
• pulverizes
• beats
• powders

2

as in quells

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

squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quells
• suppresses
• subdues
• crushes
• represses
• silences
• destroys
• stifles
• quashes
• sits on
• squelches
• overcomes
• extinguishes
• snuffs (out)
• clamps down (on)
• cracks down (on)
• demolishes
• slaps down
• throttles
• puts down
• smothers
• obliterates
• decimates
• smashes
• strangles
• annihilates
• quenches
• dominates
• ruins
• exterminates
• conquers
• wrecks
• wastes
• vanquishes
• overwhelms
• wipes out
• subjugates
• douses
• puts out
• overpowers
• devastates
• desolates
• nukes
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supports
• backs
• aids
• helps
• assists
• abets
• provokes
• stirs
• incites
• promotes
• encourages
• instigates
• advances
• whips (up)
• cultivates
• nourishes
• fosters
• nurtures
• foments
• props up
• furthers
• forwards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squashes

Designed to cut down on bulk, these cubes use a handy zipper system that squashes down the clothing inside each cube. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

Luckily, this deal squashes that qualm by knocking over $300 from the sticker shocker! — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026

Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026

Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time. — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025

The biggest insight reported by the Sydney group was that social distancing helps very little if only 70 percent of people practice it, but successfully squashes COVID-19 incidence if 80 percent of people can manage it over a span of a few months. — Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2020