quashed
Forcibly put down
Quashed is the past tense of quash, meaning to suppress, put an end to, or reject as invalid.
Courts quash indictments or subpoenas when they determine the legal basis is flawed.
Outside legal contexts, quashed describes forcefully ending something: The regime quashed the rebellion within days.
Rumors, hopes, and speculation can all be quashed—extinguished before they gain momentum.
Made legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- overturnedTurned upside down
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
rescinded · repealed · abrogated · vacated · cancelled · set aside · struck down · reversed
Compressed into fragments
- stifledForcibly held in
- squelchedForcibly suppressed or silenced
- quelledForcibly ended unrest
- smotheredDeprived of air
subdued · stamped out · put down · extinguished · repressed · thwarted · silenced · curbed
Released from duty
- thrown outExpelled or discarded
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- overruledRejected by higher authority
rebuffed · refused · disallowed · vetoed · turned down · shot down · struck out · discarded
nullified
Made legally void
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- overturnedTurned upside down
revoked · rescinded · repealed · abrogated · vacated · cancelled · set aside · struck down · reversed · annulled
crushed
Compressed into fragments
smothered · subdued · stamped out · put down · extinguished · repressed · thwarted · silenced · curbed · checked
dismissed
Released from duty
- thrown outExpelled or discarded
- deniedRefused or disavowed
- rejectedRefused or turned away
overruled · rebuffed · refused · disallowed · vetoed · turned down · shot down · struck out · discarded · repudiated
- nullifiedvoided, annulled, invalidated, nullified, rescinded
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- legal defeatsguilty verdict, conviction, appeal denied, motion denied, dismissal
quashedupheld
Affirmed on review
sustained · validated · confirmed · ratified · reinstated
quashedvalidated
Confirmed as true or acceptable
legitimized · established · authorized · sanctioned · endorsed
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