What is another word for quashed ?

brought someone to their knees

Past tense for to defeat or suppress forcefully and completely

spoilt^UK

brought to screeching halt

brought under control

gotten under control

held in check

brought under the yoke

balked^US

brought to a standstill

come down on like a ton of bricks

took stern measures against

came down heavily on

got tough

took severe measures against

taken stern measures against

came down on

gotten tough

taken severe measures against

came down on like a ton of bricks

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“They will put an end to the illicit drug trade, quash the insurgency, and end violence in Colombia.”

Verb

Past tense for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

balked^US

restrained

curbed

spoilt^UK

put a spoke in someone's wheel

cooked someone's goose

shielded yourself from

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

undone

undid

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

took wind out of sails

beaten down

taken wind out of sails

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

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“Already, legal moves are underway to quash the plan.”

Verb

Past tense for to devastate or destroy something

pulverised^UK

pulverized^US

vaporised^UK

vaporized^US

wiped off the face of the earth

spoilt^UK

wiped from the face of the earth

leveled^US

levelled^UK

brought about the downfall of

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a spanner in the works

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“Something occurred at a very deep psychological level to completely quash and destroy their perception of the environment.”

Verb

Past tense for to cancel or reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure

declared null and void

rendered null and void

knocked something on the head

wiped from the face of the earth

backpedaled^US

wiped off the face of the earth

weeded out

put a line through

gave the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down to

vaporized^US

vaporised^UK

removed all traces of

refused permission to

ridden roughshod over

gave the red light to

gave thumbs down

given the red light to

went back on your word

gone back on your word

weaselled^UK

apologized^US

apologised^UK

refused to acknowledge

divorced oneself from

took oneself off from

broken up with

broke up with

gone away from

taken oneself off from

done an about-turn on

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“Application was made for leave to move for judicial review to quash this decision, but leave was refused.”

Verb

Past tense for to allay or make less intense

“It took a long time to quash his irrational paranoia.”

Verb

(figurative) Past tense for to stifle or suppress a quality or characteristic

“Even the wet rains of the past week were not wet enough to dampen our spirits or quash our enthusiasm.”

Verb

kept feeling inside oneself

Past tense for to refrain from openly expressing or displaying

supervised communications

refused transmission

kept a lid on

prevented publication

censored

dropped the iron curtain

taped up

stopped up

“Maybe trying to quash your feelings right now is not the healthiest thing for you to do.”

Verb

knocked the bottom out of

Past tense for to refuse to admit the truth or existence of

backpedaled^US

gave the lie to

given the lie to

drove a coach and horses through

driven a coach and horses through

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

picked an argument with

bandied words concerning

protested against

argued the pros and cons of

declared to be untrue

had an argument about

showed in its true light

shown in its true light

taken a stand against

balked^US

enquired^UK

dueled^US

duelled^UK

knocked bottom out of

defended oneself against

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Verb

brought someone to their knees

Past tense for to defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

knocked out

put away

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

gained a victory over

got the upper hand over

pulverized^US

pulverised^UK

taken to the cleaners

given someone a drubbing

gave someone a drubbing

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

gained ascendancy over

put someone in their place

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

won a resounding victory over

ground down

come out on top of

outperformed

gained the upper hand over

gotten the upper hand

brought under the yoke

pummelled^UK

pummeled^US

given someone a pasting

gave someone a pasting

thrown back in confusion

blown out of water

threw back in confusion

blew out of water

given a drubbing to

gave a drubbing to

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Verb

took the wind out of your sails

Past tense for to take away the self-esteem or conceit from

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

taken the wind out of your sails

let wind out of sails

knocked the stuffing out of

put to shame

put someone in their place

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

discredited

showed up

made someone eat crow

made a fool of

made ashamed

made someone eat humble pie

downgraded

devalued

put out of countenance

settled someone's hash

had the last laugh on

showed in a bad light

stigmatized^US

scandalized^US

stigmatised^UK

scandalised^UK

lowered the status of

dragged through the mire

libeled^US

brought into disrepute

brought down a peg

popped one's balloon

dragged through the mud

disrated

forced to eat humble pie

libelled^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to cause the downfall or ruin of

spoilt^UK

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

rained on someone's parade

put out of commission

jeopardized^US

jeopardised^UK

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

vaporized^US

pulverized^US

levelled^UK

leveled^US

vaporised^UK

pulverised^UK

thrown into confusion

made of no use or value

brought to ruin

laid waste

reduced to rubble

cooked someone's goose

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

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Verb

Past tense for to diminish in intensity or severity into, or almost into, nothingness

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

went through the floor

gone through the floor

molt^US

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Adjective

(of a memory or feeling) No longer present or existing

Adjective

Having been defeated in a contest

overpowered physically

balked^US