quashing
Putting down forcefully
Quashing is the act of suppressing, putting an end to, or decisively defeating something.
Courts quash indictments or subpoenas, declaring them void.
Authorities quash rebellions or rumors.
The government moved quickly, quashing dissent before it could spread.
The word carries a sense of forceful, often official suppression—something crushed before it can take hold.
Forcible prevention or concealment
- dismissalRemoval from position
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- annulmentDeclared void from start
voiding · invalidation · reversal · vacatur · setting aside · striking down · throwing out · judicial review
Overwhelming in intensity
- stamping outForcibly eliminating something
- squelchingWet crushing noise
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
subduing · extinguishing · smothering · putting down · snuffing out · quelling · repressing · suppressing
suppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
annulment · voiding · invalidation · reversal · vacatur · setting aside · striking down · throwing out · judicial review · appeal
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
- stamping outForcibly eliminating something
- squelchingWet crushing noise
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
silencing · subduing · extinguishing · smothering · putting down · snuffing out · quelling · repressing · suppressing · defeating
- eliminatingeliminating, eradicating, wiping out, exterminating, abolishing
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- suppressionrepression, inhibition, restraint, silencing, muzzling
- judicial reviewjudicial review, constitutional review, mandamus, prohibition, judicial oversight
- crushing actionscrushing, flattening, smashing, pressing, stomping
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
quashingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
promoting · fostering · nurturing · supporting · facilitating
quashingupholding
Continuing to support
affirming · validating · confirming · sustaining · ratifying