SQUASHING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

squashing

verb

present participle of squash

as in crushing

to cause to become a pulpy mass the sort of person who couldn't even squash a bug

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as in suppressing

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure

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Recent Examples of squashing Instead of squashing a volume into an area, these universes seem to cram all the dimensions into a lone quantum point. — Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026 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 Speakers also recounted the resignation from Congress of Marjorie Taylor Greene in January, maintaining that the Republican Party is squashing its anti-Israel voices, while the Democratic Party is electing them. — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026 Imagine if Jeff Bezos got bored just owning The Washington Post, firing hundreds of writers and squashing the freedom of its opinion section, and decided to join the American forces parachuting into Venezuela or Iran, only to ignore their orders and seize some prisoners on his own. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 Morris fell on top of her, knees spread to keep from squashing Dinah’s chest and maybe killing her. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 Tourists can threaten ecosystems by compacting soils, squashing fragile vegetation and bringing in non-native microbes and plant species. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 8 May 2026 The actor ended up growing a beard and added some makeup, squashing most concerns that his cover might be blown. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 May 2026

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Verb

But the comedian is, of course, looking for ways to make the most out of being a pawn in the crushing game of corporate consolidation.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
That's a statement win for the Wildcats and a crushing defeat for the Wildcats, who have now lost two so far this season.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of crushing

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According to Iran Human Rights Monitor, the force has evolved into a powerful internal security institution involved in suppressing anti-government demonstrations, monitoring political activity and enforcing the regime's ideological restrictions.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Cybersecurity specialist Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor) decides to turn whistleblower upon discovering that the US government has been suppressing evidence of extra-terrrestrial life, as part of a cover-up that goes back decades.

— Tom Bailey, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressing

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There is something instructive in the agent concluding a diatribe on quelling revolutionary violence with a note about feeling inspired.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
The break with Callaway was the first sign that Good Good’s attempts at quelling the crisis were not going well after Clark’s statement on social media Wednesday night.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of quelling

Verb

The school's head teacher, Krzysztof Ochmanski, was injured while subduing the teenager, officials said.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of subduing

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Egyptian authorities alternated over the decades between tolerating and repressing the group, which was permitted to field candidates in elections for brief periods.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of repressing

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This new paper highlights a number of topics where scientists might best fill the vacuum created by the White House’s report-quashing actions.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
The volunteers would be an additional layer of security to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and the Basij militia, which has played a key role in quashing anti-government protests.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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