Synonyms for quelling
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which something is quelled.
Forms
- Plural
- quellings → suppressions, crushings, repressions, stiflings…
Example sentences
- crushing Ziri heard a lot of crushing noises in the area.
- suppression A caged bird represents a suppression of some urge or drive.
- repression These events unleashed a brutal repression in Egypt.
- stifling Seeing the dress, she had trouble stifling a laugh.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quelling | rising | |
| crushing | steady | |
| suppression | steady | |
| repression | rising | |
| stifling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- crushing2, stifling2
- 10 letters
- repression3
- 11 letters
- suppression3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crushing2 = 2 syllables).