Synonyms for squelch
skwɛltʃsquelch

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1. squelchverb

   to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force

   Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.

   Synonyms:
   quash

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1. put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedownnoun

   a crushing remark

   Synonyms:
   squelch circuit, squelcher, put-down, takedown

2. squelch circuit, squelch, squelcherverb

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

   Synonyms:
   squelch circuit, squelcher, put-down, takedown

3. squelch, quell, quenchverb

   suppress or crush completely

   "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

   Synonyms:
   quell, blow out, stay, quench, allay, crush, assuage, appease, splosh, squeeze, snuff out, slake, extinguish, mash, squish, squash, slop, splash, slosh

4. squelchverb

   make a sucking sound

   Synonyms:
   slop, squeeze, quench, splash, squish, quell, splosh, mash, crush, squash, slosh

5. squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slopverb

   walk through mud or mire

   "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

   Synonyms:
   slush around, quell, swash, quench, sprinkle, slosh around, crush, swill, splatter, splosh, squeeze, plash, spatter, mash, squish, spill, squash, slop, splash, slush, slosh

6. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeezeverb

   to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

   "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

   Synonyms:
   comminute, twitch, suppress, vanquish, pressure, crush, squish, grind, romance, rack, quell, twinge, splash, dally, hale, beat, press, jam, smash, wring, flirt, force, embrace, crunch, trounce, coquette, shove, thrust, chat up, demolish, butterfly, compress, hug, beat out, tweet, slop, mash, quench, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, philander, bosom, pinch, coquet, break down, slosh, coerce, oppress, wedge, bray, constrict, splosh, gouge, shell

Matched Categories

1. • Derision
   • Press
   • Slog
   • Sound

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1. squelchverb

   Synonyms:
   crush, silence, quell, stifle, abash

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1. List of paraphrases for "squelch":

   -ready

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