Need another word that means the same as “squelch”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “squelch” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Squelch” are: crush, mash, squash, squeeze, quell, quench, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish, suppress, quash, subdue, put down, put an end to, extinguish, stamp out, put a stop to, stop, end, nip in the bud, squelch circuit, squelcher, put-down, takedown
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squelch” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| put-down | A crushing remark. |
| squelch circuit | A crushing remark. |
| squelcher | A crushing remark. |
| takedown | A police raid or arrest. A copyright takedown notice can result in your channel getting deleted. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “squelch” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| crush | Crush or bruise. I was crushed was I not good enough. |
| end | Be the end of be the last or concluding part of. My property ends by the bushes. |
| extinguish | Extinguish by crushing. The debt was absolutely extinguished. |
| mash | Crush or smash something to a pulp. The barley is dried out over peat fires and mashed with water which flows through peat ground. |
| nip in the bud | Sever or remove by pinching or snipping. |
| put a stop to | Adapt. |
| put an end to | Estimate. |
| put down | Formulate in a particular style or language. |
| quash | Declare invalid. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising. |
| quell | Subdue or silence (someone. Extra police were called to quell the disturbance. |
| quench | Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance. Quench a rebellion. |
| slop | Feed slops to an animal. The indignity of slopping out. |
| slosh | Make a splashing sound. Why did you slosh me. |
| splash | Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture cause to appear splashed or spattered. The story was splashed across the front pages. |
| splosh | Make a splashing sound. We had to splosh across the wet meadow. |
| squash | Make one’s way into a small or restricted space. She needled him with such venom that Seb was visibly squashed. |
| squeeze | Squeeze tightly between the fingers. He found a hole in the hedge and squeezed his way through. |
| squish | Put (a liquid) into a container or another place by means of a squirting action. Strawberries so ripe that they squished if picked too firmly. |
| stamp out | Affix a stamp to. |
| stop | Stop moving or operating. A campaign is under way to stop the bombers. |
| subdue | Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person. Subdue one s appetites. |
| suppress | Prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction. Use of the drug suppressed the immune response. |
| appease | Pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. Amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups. |
| clang | Make or cause to make a clang. The bell of a fire engine clanged. |
| compress | Express in a shorter form; abridge. Compress the data. |
| crush | The act of crushing. The plastic bottle crushed against the wall. |
| drop | An act of dropping supplies or troops by parachute. They dropped bombs on Caen during the raid. |
| falling | Decreasing in amount or degree. Falling temperature. |
| growl | The sound of growling as made by animals. The growl of diesel engines. |
| hammering | The action or sound of hammering something. A 7 0 hammering by the league leaders. |
| hiss | Express disapproval of someone by hissing. The audience hissed loudly at the mention of his name. |
| howl | Make a howling sound. He gave a howl of pain. |
| loud | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. She spoke loudly and angrily. |
| loudness | Tasteless showiness. |
| patter | Make light, rapid and repeated sounds. Gently pattering rain. |
| quash | Put an end to; suppress. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising. |
| quell | Subdue or silence (someone. Quell my hunger. |
| quench | An act of quenching a very hot substance. Fury rose in him but he quenched it. |
| screech | Make a high pitched screeching noise. She hit her brother causing him to screech with pain. |
| shriek | A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. She was shrieking abuse at a taxi. |
| soothe | Give moral or emotional strength to. To soothe the skin try chamomile or thyme. |
| sound | Sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations as opposed to noise. Sound a certain note. |
| spatter | The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively. There was a spatter of freckles over her nose. |
| splash | Mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture cause to appear splashed or spattered. He made a great splash and then disappeared. |
| sprinkle | Place or attach (a number of things) at irregularly spaced intervals. I sprinkled the floor with water. |
| squash | Edible fruit of a squash plant eaten as a vegetable. Wash and squash the cans before depositing them. |
| squeal | Make a squeal. They drew up with a squeal of brakes. |
| squeeze | A twisting squeeze. She was his main squeeze. |
| thud | Make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants. Bullets were thudding against the wall. |
| thump | A heavy deadened sound. Bristol thumped Rugby 35 13. |
| thunder | Thunder sounds. I am Brother Joachim he announced in a voice like thunder. |
| whinny | Of a horse make a whinny. The pony whinnied and tossed his head happily. |
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