squashing

VERB

compress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crush extinguish flatten quash quell squish suppress trample

STRONG

annihilate bear bruise crowd distort jam kill macerate mash pound press pulp push scrunch smash squeeze

WEAK

put down shut down sit on stamp on triturate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

encourage let go release

STRONG

pull

WEAK

fan open uncompress

Example Sentences

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Squashing its programming into Max, along with ghost hunters and home improvement serials, won’t immediately affect HBO originals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

Squashing the emergence of new leaders through public pressure and the courts is useful, Simi said, but the problem is far more complex than can be remedied by a single lawsuit.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2021

Q. Squashing the crush: I’m in love with my partner but I also have a long-standing crush on my best friend.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2020

Squashing the ego so much that it loses its identity entirely does not do yourself or the world any favors.

From Scientific American • May 26, 2018

Squashing them between thumb and forefinger was held to be effective but unaesthetic.

From Time Magazine Archive