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QUASHES Synonyms

21 synonyms for quashes. (exact relations)
5 hypernyms for quashes. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for QUASHES

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annihilates

verb

v

verb

• kill in large numbers

conquers

verb

v

verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• overcome by conquest

defeats

verb

v

noun

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

verb

• win a victory over

• thwart the passage of

extinguishes

verb

v

verb

• extinguish by crushing

• put an end to; kill

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• terminate, end, or take out

• kill in large numbers

overcomes

verb

v

verb

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

overpowers

verb

v

verb

• overcome by superior force

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

represses

verb

v

verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• put out of one's consciousness

• block the action of

squashes

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

• edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

• a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

verb

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

squelches

verb

v

noun

• a crushing remark

• an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

verb

• suppress or crush completely

• make a sucking sound

• walk through mud or mire

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

subdues

verb

v

verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• bring under control by force or authority

• hold within limits and control

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

• correct by punishment or discipline

suppresses

verb

v

verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

annul

verb

v

verb

• declare invalid

• cancel officially

avoid

verb

v

verb

• stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• refrain from doing something

• refrain from certain foods or beverages

• declare invalid

invalidate

verb

v

verb

• declare invalid

• make invalid for use

• show to be invalid

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

nullify

verb

v

verb

• declare invalid

• show to be invalid

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

reduce

verb

v

verb

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• make less complex

• bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

• simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

• lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

• be the essential element

• reduce in size; reduce physically

• lessen and make more modest

• make smaller

• to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

• narrow or limit

• put down by force or intimidation

• undergo meiosis

• reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

• destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• be cooked until very little liquid is left

• cook until very little liquid is left

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• take off weight

repress

verb

v

verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• put out of one's consciousness

• block the action of

subdue

verb

v

verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• bring under control by force or authority

• hold within limits and control

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

• correct by punishment or discipline

subjugate

verb

v

verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• make subservient; force to submit or subdue

void

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• the state of nonexistence

• an empty area or space

adjective satellite

• lacking any legal or binding force

• containing nothing

verb

• declare invalid

• clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

• excrete or discharge from the body

Best Hypernyms For QUASHES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for quashes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for ANNIHILATES

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