Release and Squash

Opposite meaning words

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Squash is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Squash verb - To cause to become a pulpy mass.

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Release is an antonym for squash in compress topic.

Nearby Words: squashed, squashy, squashing

attack	release attack	squash attack
people	release people	squash people
god	release god	squash god
bunch	release bunch	squash bunch
Other words: monster, everyone, animals.

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Squash and Release. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/release/squash

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