QUENCH Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word quench. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for QUENCH
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slake | verbv | |||||||
verb • satisfy (thirst) • make less active or intense • cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water | ||||||||
appease | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • overcome or allay • make peace with | ||||||||
allay | verbv | |||||||
verb • lessen the intensity of or calm • satisfy (thirst) | ||||||||
assuage | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of • satisfy (thirst) • provide physical relief, as from pain | ||||||||
extinguish | verbv | |||||||
verb • extinguish by crushing • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • terminate, end, or take out • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
abate | verbv | |||||||
verb • make less active or intense • become less in amount or intensity | ||||||||
alleviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • make easier | ||||||||
cool | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat • inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color • psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike noun • the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature • great coolness and composure under strain adjective satellite • marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional • being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition • used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis • fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept verb • make cool or cooler • loose heat • lose intensity | ||||||||
dampen | verbv | |||||||
verb • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • make moist • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • check; keep in check (a fire) • lessen in force or effect | ||||||||
moisten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make moist • moisten with fine drops | ||||||||
relieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide physical relief, as from pain • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • lessen the intensity of or calm • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • relieve oneself of troubling information • provide relief for • free from a burden, evil, or distress • take by stealing • grant exemption or release to • alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive | ||||||||
sate | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill to satisfaction | ||||||||
satiate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction verb • fill to satisfaction • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | ||||||||
satisfy | verbv | |||||||
verb • meet the requirements or expectations of • make happy or satisfied • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction | ||||||||
quell | verbv | |||||||
verb • suppress or crush completely • overcome or allay | ||||||||
squelch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a crushing remark • an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise verb • suppress or crush completely • make a sucking sound • walk through mud or mire • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | ||||||||
blow out | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • melt, break, or become otherwise unusable • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights • erupt in an uncontrolled manner | ||||||||
snuff out | verbv | |||||||
verb • put an end to; kill • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights |