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