squelched
Put down decisively
Squelched is the past tense of squelch.
To squelch is to crush or silence something forcefully: The regime squelched all dissent.
It also describes the sucking sound made when walking through mud or wet ground: His boots squelched through the marsh.
Something squelched has been suppressed or extinguished: Her enthusiasm was quickly squelched.
Annulled or suppressed
- stifledForcibly held in
- silencedRendered unable to speak
- smotheredDeprived of air
- crushedCompressed into fragments
subdued · quelled · repressed · muffled · hushed · curtailed · extinguished · snuffed
Thoroughly wet and soft
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- marshySaturated with standing water
boggy · muddy · mucky · squishy · drenched · swampy · spongy · waterlogged
Silenced by obstruction
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- expurgatedRemoved objectionable material
- bowdlerizedEdited out indecencies
blacklisted · forbidden · proscribed · suppressed · restricted · prohibited · vetoed · blocked
quashed
Annulled or suppressed
crushed · subdued · quelled · repressed · muffled · hushed · curtailed · extinguished · snuffed · nipped
soggy
Thoroughly wet and soft
marshy · boggy · muddy · mucky · squishy · drenched · swampy · spongy · waterlogged · wet
gagged
Silenced by obstruction
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- expurgatedRemoved objectionable material
bowdlerized · blacklisted · forbidden · proscribed · suppressed · restricted · prohibited · vetoed · blocked · scrubbed
- silencequiet, silent, mute, hush, stillness
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- unexpressedunspoken, unstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit
squelchedamplified
Increased in strength
voiced · expressed · broadcast · proclaimed · aired
squelchedencouraged
Gave support and confidence
fostered · nurtured · promoted · supported · cultivated