STANCHED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

stanched

verb

variants or staunched

past tense of stanch

as in stunted

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Verb

Special teams stunted momentum There were no bright spots Sunday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
The brightest highlight was Blue Ivy, who stunted on the Jumbotron with her prowess on the piano.

— Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stunted

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At a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, the voting machines had already been switched off minutes after polls were set to close and couldn't be turned back on.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
At a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, the voting machines had already been switched off minutes after polls were set to close and couldn’t be turned back on.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressed

Verb

This amazing energy, the vitality, simply could not be repressed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Jeffrey Jarquín, 35, was taken directly from the deportation flight to Nicaragua’s notorious Modelo prison, where he had been held previously for participating in pro-democracy marches that were violently repressed by President Daniel Ortega.

— Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of repressed

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Much has been said about the end of quiet luxury—the vibrant menswear collections over the summer finally squashed that conversation entirely, actually.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Denzel Washington was to have starred in an ambitious Netflix movie centered on rebellious general Hannibal until its high cost squashed it.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of squashed

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The Canada partners’ counterclaim was discontinued earlier this year.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Released in 2016 but since discontinued, this modern riff on the iconic 1970s Royal Oak showcases a large 41 mm yellow-gold case and a silver-white grande tapisserie dial.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

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