Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squelch

4 senses of squelch

Sense 1
squelch, quell, quench -- (suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion")
       => suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires")

Sense 2
squelch -- (make a sucking sound)
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 3
squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop -- (walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow")
       => slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp -- (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone")

Sense 4
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -- (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon")
       => press -- (exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot")

Antonyms of adj squelched

1 sense of squelched

Sense 1
quelled, quenched, squelched -- (subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor")

INDIRECT (VIA suppressed) -> publicized, publicised -- (made known; especially made widely known)

Similarity of adj squelched

1 sense of squelched

Sense 1
quelled, quenched, squelched -- (subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor")
       => suppressed (vs. publicized) -- (kept from public knowledge by various means;)