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Antonyms for crushingcrush·ing

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  1. suppression, crushing, quelling, stiflingadjective

    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

    "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

    Antonyms:
    constructive

    Synonyms:
    stifling, curtailment, suppression, quelling, inhibition

  2. crushing, devastatingadjective

    physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

    "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

    Antonyms:
    constructive

    Synonyms:
    devastating, withering, annihilative, annihilating

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  1. crushingadjective

    Synonyms:
    overwhelming

How to use crushing in a sentence?

  1. Kevin McCarthy:

    The rise in armed carjackings, murders, tent cities, and rampant drug use in our nation’s capital is a result of Democrats’ failed policies. This is all taking place under the leadership of a mayor that seems more interested in attending social events, appearing at Starbucks grand openings, masking kids in schools, and crushing small businesses with mandates.

  2. Cory Booker:

    Talk about a crushing moment.

  3. Caitlain Jasper:

    It was soul-crushing for them.

  4. John McSweeney from Terry Lifts:

    If a pet or child was playing underneath the lift, you've got a safety bottom with micro-switches all over that safety bottom. So as soon as it comes in contact with any obstruction, it will immediately stop. And you have about 20 millimeters of pinch-point - so there's no mild crushing at all, it is very, very sensitive.

  5. Vincent Zhou:

    I have taken all the precautions I can, I've isolated myself so much that the loneliness I've felt in the last month or two has been crushing at times, the enormity of the situation, the pain of it all is pretty insane... but I do recognize that this absolutely does not define me as an athlete, as a person.

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