All quash synonyms

verb quash

• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• quell — to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• conquer — If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
• annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• extinguish — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
• extirpate — Root out and destroy completely.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
• quench — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
• scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
• squish — to squeeze or squash.
• subdue — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
• trash — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
• snow under — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
• nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
• cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
• repeal — to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
• overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
• annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
• invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
• clamp down on — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
• overrule — to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person): The senator was overruled by the committee chairman.
• rescind — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
• reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
• revoke — to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
• set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
• squelch — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
• undo — to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
• vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
• abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
• discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
• dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• negate — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
• vitiate — to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
• black out — If you black out, you lose consciousness for a short time.
• bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
• hush up — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
• put the lid on — to be the final blow to
• shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.