STANCHING Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

stanching

verb

variants or staunching

present participle of stanch

as in repressing

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanching

Verb

When elites are strong, dictators need to accommodate them, often by repressing outsiders to shield insiders from potential challenges.

— José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Normally, this modifier gene suppresses the creation of a second kind of hemoglobin, typically made only during fetal development; repressing the gene prompts cells to start making the fetal form of hemoglobin again, which acts as a backup.

— Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of repressing

Verb

The party is often lauded for steering the tiny nation toward economic prosperity but has also been criticized for suppressing dissent.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
These could be damming a river, suppressing natural wildfires, or suppressing beaver damage.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of suppressing

Verb

The east-side neighbors going to court join two other communities who have filed lawsuits in hopes of squashing developers' plans to spend millions of dollars on data centers.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 24 Aug. 2026
And Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the game-to-movie blockbuster A Minecraft Movie, appeared to be the best guy to put behind the sci-fi series’ big, bug-squashing hand cannons.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of squashing

Verb

Even before the floods, malnutrition, child wasting and anaemia rates were high in Nepal, with one in four children nationwide affected by stunting.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
And the factors pushing people out of the labor force have implications beyond workers paying for everyday essentials, including stunting career trajectories and impacting long-term retirement savings.

— Sarah Jackson Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stunting

Verb

While her music has remained a fixture on country charts, the latest results show listeners are turning back to her catalog across formats and generations following her death.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Thus, Kansas City’s best cornerback lineup may include the young corners outside, with Sneed turning back the clock four seasons and manning the nickel.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of turning back

Verb

The Atlanta metro has been going back and forth between squelching heat and major storms.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Heat domes are sprawling areas of strong high pressure that act like a lid on the atmosphere, trapping heat underneath and squelching clouds and precipitation with their sinking air, resulting in thousands of excess deaths in Europe alone.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of squelching

Verb

The league punished Las Vegas by taking away a first-round draft pick and suspending coach Becky Hammon for two games.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague on Monday ruled in Pakistan's favor over the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, saying the historic pact remains fully binding and that India had no valid grounds for ending or suspending it.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspending

Verb

The company has shown signs of stemming the effects of cord-cutting, posting a rare gain in subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2025 and limiting its losses to just 21,000 subscribers in the second quarter of this year.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
And that was despite dealing with external noise stemming leading up to his tenure from when Wisconsin tried to block his transfer request.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of stemming

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

stanches

stanching

stanchion

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Stanching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanching. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of stanching

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

loath

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes