Synonyms for quench
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1. quench, slake, allay, assuageverb

   satisfy (thirst)

   "The cold water quenched his thirst"

   Synonyms:
   mollify, conciliate, quell, blow out, relieve, squelch, lenify, placate, appease, assuage, gruntle, palliate, abate, ease, allay, pacify, extinguish, alleviate, snuff out, slake, slack, still, gentle

2. snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quenchverb

   put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

   "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"

   Synonyms:
   quell, stub out, eliminate, press out, squelch, blow out, wipe out, allay, decimate, get rid of, burn out, carry off, assuage, crush out, annihilate, extinguish, snuff out, slake, blow, do away with, eradicate

3. quenchverb

   electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

   Synonyms:
   snuff out, allay, blow out, slake, squelch, quell, assuage, extinguish

4. squelch, quell, quenchverb

   suppress or crush completely

   "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"

   Synonyms:
   quell, blow out, squelch, stay, allay, crush, assuage, appease, splosh, squeeze, snuff out, slake, extinguish, mash, squish, squash, slop, splash, slosh

5. quenchverb

   reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

   Synonyms:
   snuff out, allay, blow out, slake, squelch, quell, assuage, extinguish

6. quenchverb

   cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

   "quench steel"

   Synonyms:
   snuff out, allay, blow out, slake, squelch, quell, assuage, extinguish

Matched Categories

1. • Cool
   • Physics
   • Reduce
   • Satisfy
   • Suppress

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. quenchverb

   Synonyms:
   extinguish, put out

2. quenchverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to

3. quenchverb

   Synonyms:
   allay, slake, cool

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. quenchverb

   Synonyms:
   slake, extinguish, stifle, suppress

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1. List of paraphrases for "quench":

   slake, extinction, extinguishment, buffer, cooling

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1. List of known nicknames for "Quench":

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1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

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2. Ricardo A Scott:

   trench town is my water hole from which I shall drink of africa to quench my thirst- ricardo scott poetical works

3. Igor Astsaturov:

   Obviously, this finding signals again and again that healthy lifestyle is the key to cancer-free life, regardless of the cause, it is easy enough to quench the thirst with water to stay fit and healthy.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Water water everywhere and life is to share and care. Regard water with deep reverence whether from skies or anyone's eyes and MickeyMize human lives. Share this to quench the thirst of this world.

5. Marcus Aureluis, Meditations, Book nine:

   Erase fancy; curb impulse; quench desire; let sovereign reason have the mastery.