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Synonyms for quell
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squelch, quell, quench(verb)
suppress or crush completely
"squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
Synonyms:
blow out, squelch, stay, quench, allay, crush, assuage, appease, splosh, squeeze, snuff out, slake, extinguish, mash, squish, squash, slop, splash, sloshquell, stay, appease(verb)
overcome or allay
"quell my hunger"
Synonyms:
conciliate, last out, delay, bide, stick, squelch, lenify, stay, placate, gentle, abide, ride out, gruntle, persist, mollify, rest, appease, pacify, assuage, stick around, propitiate, stay on, stay put, quench, remain, outride, continue, detain
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1001 | stay | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1547 | rest | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2590 | remain | |
#3387 | stick | |
#3446 | delay | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#7387 | calm | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#11503 | splash | |
#11614 | squash | |
#12106 | abide | |
#12398 | crush | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#18561 | persist | |
#20204 | mash | |
#28447 | squish | |
#40155 | detain | |
#40453 | quench | |
#43067 | stifle | |
#44813 | appease | |
#45925 | extinguish | |
#53900 | quell | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#60654 | slop | |
#62045 | squelch | |
#66494 | allay | |
#68400 | bide | |
#71168 | overpower | |
#82036 | suffocate | |
#83537 | placate | |
#89527 | assuage | |
#89650 | pacify | |
#141749 | slake | |
#146260 | slosh | |
#150294 | conciliate | |
#159338 | mollify | |
#214614 | propitiate |
How to use quell in a sentence?
We have enough solutions and enough power within the limits of (the) Basic Law to quell any unrest swiftly, the central government of China will never allow a few violent offenders to drag Hong Kong down a dangerous road, down a dangerous abyss.
There was no way any of us could have kept Officer Garrett Swasey here, officer Garrett Swasey was always willing to go... Officer Garrett Swasey had an enthusiasm that was hard to quell.
You can't assume that every project that gets an EA is ultimately approved, but the vast majority are. And beyond that, most of the 250 or so( per year) that get full-scale EISs also go through, albeit sometimes with modifications to mitigate environmental harms and/or to quell political opposition.
Start work as soon as possible, do not lose a single day: produce results to quell all doubts.
This shows our very strong engagement to accompany you in your reform efforts and to turn your EU integration perspective into reality, start work as soon as possible, do not lose a single day: produce results to quell all doubts.
Translations for quell
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- přemoci, potlačit, zkrotitCzech
- QuellDanish
- unterdrückenGerman
- καταβάλλωGreek
- kombinoEsperanto
- calmarSpanish
- فرو ریختنPersian
- murskata, tukahduttaa, rauhoittaa, kukistaa, tyynnyttääFinnish
- réprimerFrench
- mùch, ceannsaichScottish Gaelic
- QuellHungarian
- քամելArmenian
- menumpasIndonesian
- reprimere, sedareItalian
- לְהַכנִיעַHebrew
- 押さえる, 鎮めるJapanese
- PROTEROLatin
- uitroeien, overmeesteren, onderwerpen, onderdrukkenDutch
- QuellNorwegian
- stłumićPolish
- sedarPortuguese
- înăbușiRomanian
- подавлять, подавить, успокоить, успокаиватьRussian
- kuvaSwedish
- QuellTurkish
- dập tắtVietnamese
- quellYiddish
- 蕩平Chinese
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