Synonyms for quell
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1. quell

   Synonyms:
   extinguish, destroy, crush, reduce, allay, stifle, quiet, pacify, quench, repress, suppress, calm, put out, subdue, quench, overpower

   Antonyms:
   foster, excite, fan, aggravate, stir, irritate, disturb, raise, inflame

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1. squelch, quell, quenchverb

   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, slosh

2. quell, stay, appeaseverb

   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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1. quellverb

   Synonyms:
   subdue, suppress, crush, reduce, overcome

2. quellverb

   Synonyms:
   repress, restrain, check, smother, curb, bridle, lay, rein in

3. quellverb

   Synonyms:
   quiet, calm, still, compose, lull, hush, tranquillize, pacify

4. quellverb

   Synonyms:
   moderate, assuage, mitigate, allay, appease, alleviate, mollify, soften, dull, soothe, blunt, deaden

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1. quellverb

   Synonyms:
   subdue, suppress, crush, quash

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1. List of paraphrases for "quell":

   suppress, stifle, repress, suffocate

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1. Liu Xiaoming:

   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.

2. Eric Schmitt:

   Time and again, the Biden administration has refused to take concrete action to quell the worsening border crisis, inviting the cartels and human drug smugglers to take advantage of our porous border, without a border wall, illegal immigrants, coyotes, and bad actors can simply march across our southern border and into the interior. The border wall needs to be built, the funds have been appropriated to continue to build the wall, and yet the Biden Administration outright refuses to do so.

3. Johannes Hahn:

   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.

4. Jerome Powell:

   We no longer state that we anticipate that ongoing rate increases will be appropriate to quell inflation, instead, we now anticipate some additional policy firming may be appropriate.

5. Tim Steffen:

   This is typically when we receive a lot of our precipitation during the year, and winter, so it's very important that we have a good monsoon season because it does help quell some of the drought problems.