SQUELCH Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈskwelch

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as in to suppress

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force immediately squelched any signs of rebellion

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as in to shush

to stop the noise or speech of his irritated glare squelched any other potential objectors

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stir
agitate

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Recent Examples of squelch

Verb

The other 32 states, along with the District of Columbia, plan to continue trying to convince a jury that Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing subsidiary, Ticketmaster, are squelching competition and driving up prices for fans. —

ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026 The continuation of the trial will leave the states to press claims to further dismantle a monopoly the Justice Department said was squelching competition and driving up prices for fans. —

Larry Neumeister, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

Noun

Poems of ‘human residue’ in a new collection Joe Hall’s poems move between a fist-pounding urgency, the fire and squelch of this moment of our endtime, and a vulnerability hushed and gentle as a nightgown on a laundry line. —

Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023 Finally, an electronic squelch. —

Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for squelch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squelch

Verb

It is designed as a multi-role weapon capable of suppressing enemy air defenses, striking ships, and engaging high-value airborne targets such as surveillance aircraft and aerial refueling tankers.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Until then, Jude had never read Bram Stoker’s novel, which was suppressed during the Communist era, its supernatural themes being out of alignment with Romania’s view of itself as a modern industrial nation.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026