Instigate and Squash

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Instigate

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
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Squash is an antonym for instigate.
Nearby Words: instigation, instigator, instigating

Squash

Squash verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
Usage example: squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure
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Instigate is an antonym for squash.
Nearby Words: squashed, squashy, squashing
Similar words of instigate

Similar words of squash

Common collocations

people instigate people squash people
spot instigate spot squash spot
story instigate story squash story
damage instigate damage squash damage
Other words: reunion, friends, feuds.
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