| Main Entry: | quash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy, defeat |
Synonyms: |
annihilate, beat, crush, extinguish, extirpate, overcome, overthrow, put down, quell, quench, repress, scrunch, snow under, squash, squish, subdue, suppress, trash |
| Notes: | quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely, while squash means to compress, crush, or squeeze |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help, rebuild |
| Main Entry: | quash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nullify, cancel |
Synonyms: |
abrogate, annul, black out, bottle up, clamp down on, cork up, crack down on, declare null and void, discharge, dissolve, hush up, invalidate, kill, negate, overrule, overthrow, put damper on, put the lid on, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, set aside, shut down, squelch, undo, vacate, veto, vitiate, void, watergate |
Antonyms: |
allow, permit, sanction, start, support |
| Main Entry: | abolish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with or put an end to |
Synonyms: |
abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, disestablish, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub, set aside, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap |
Antonyms: |
confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold |
| Main Entry: | abrogate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | formally put an end to |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, annul, cancel, dissolve, do in, end, finish off, invalidate, knock out, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub, torpedo, undo, vacate, vitiate, void |
Antonyms: |
approve, establish, fix, institute, legalize, ratify, sanction, support |
| Main Entry: | annihilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy completely |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, blot out, crush*, decimate, demolish, do in, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, finish off, invalidate, liquidate, massacre, murder, negate, nullify, obliterate, quash, quell, raze, root out, rub out, ruin, slaughter, take out*, undo, vitiate, wipe out, wrack, wreck |
Antonyms: |
help, preserve, revive, save |
| Main Entry: | annul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | void an agreement |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, render null and void, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
keep, restore, retain, revalidate, validate |
| Main Entry: | black out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose consciousness |
Synonyms: |
batten, conceal, cover up, cross out, cut off, darken, delete; cover, eclipse, eradicate, erase, extinguish, faint, go out like a light, hold back, keel over, make dark, obfuscate, pass out, quash, rub out, shade, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, suppress, swoon, zonk out |
Antonyms: |
add, pencil in, uncover |
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call off; erase |
Synonyms: |
X-out, abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off, go back on one's word, kill, obliterate, off*, omit, quash, remove, render invalid, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, rub out, scratch out, scrub, sink*, smash, squash, stamp across, strike out, torpedo, total*, trash*, trim*, undo, wash out, wipe out, wipe slate clean, zap |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, arrange, establish, permit, uphold |
| Main Entry: | crush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | humiliate |
Synonyms: |
abash, browbeat, chagrin, dispose of, dump, hurt, mortify, overwhelm, put away, put down*, quash, quell, shame, suppress |
Antonyms: |
build up, compliment, encourage, inspirit, praise |
| Main Entry: | debrief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | silence |
Synonyms: |
censor, dummy up, gag, hold one's tongue, hush up, mute, muzzle, put the lid on, quash, say nothing, shut up, sit on, soft-pedal, squelch, stifle, suppress |