quelled

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defeat, suppress v.
alleviate, calm v.

VERB

defeat, suppress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate conquer crush extinguish overcome put down quench silence stamp out stifle subdue

STRONG

kill overpower stop subjugate vanquish

WEAK

hush up put the lid on shut down sit on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build up compliment encourage help lose praise release start surrender yield

STRONG

begin

WEAK

aggravate agitate disturb irritate perturb succeed win

VERB

alleviate, calm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allay appease assuage ease mitigate mollify pacify quiet silence soothe

STRONG

check compose deaden dull moderate reduce still

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate agitate annoy incite increase intensify irritate provoke upset worry worsen

STRONG

liberate strengthen

WEAK

disturb perturb succeed win

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quelled

Paz quelled the unrest in June by declaring a state of emergency.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

U.S. stocks rose as another drop in oil prices and tepid economic data quelled inflation concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

U.S. stocks rose as fears of a return to full-blown war in Iran subsided, which brought down oil prices and quelled inflation expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

However a well-worked try from Jess Breach, the sin-binning of France's replacement scrum-half Alexandra Chambon and a strong performance by England's replacements quelled the danger.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

The move was on, but it was quelled by another voice: “No, let’s don’t. It’ll just give them something else to hold against us,” an older man said.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin