Crush
Checkmate
Checkmate verb - Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.
Usage example: Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves
Crush and checkmate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crush" instead a verb "Checkmate".
Nearby Words: checkmated, checkmating
Mutual synonyms
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Checkmate and Crush. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crush/checkmate
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