Quell and Win

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Quell

Quell verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
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Win is an antonym for quell in topics: defeat, alleviate.
Nearby Word: quelling

Win

Win verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).
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Quell is an antonym for win.
Nearby Words: winning, winner, wining
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love quell love win love
crowd quell crowd win crowd
time quell time win time
war quell war win war

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Hunger Games Win the Game … or escape the arena, as happens in Catching Fire (and might have been Haymitch's intent in the Second Quarter Quell).
    Source: Literature / The Hunger Games
  • Video Game / Counter-Strike The metagame in Classic game rules dictates that one team, the aggressors, initiate the match and attempt to win it early while the other, the retaliators, quell the incoming attack or, if pressed, hope to hold the aggressors off until the timer expires.
    Source: Video Game / Counter-Strike
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