Synonyms for
Crush
Definition
To press something with force so that it is damaged or destroyed.
Synonyms & similar words
mash
puppylove
vanquish
squash
crushedleather
breakdown
crunch
demolish
oppress
suppress
beatout
squeeze
shell
infatuation
squelch
beat
calflove
smash
press
trounce
compaction
jam
smash
squash
flatten
pound
crumble
grind
compress
jam
mash
press
squelch
trample
obliterate
annihilate
demolish
ruin
shatter
wreck
devastate
overwhelm
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- crush underfoot
- crush to death
- crush a can
- crush a revolt
- crush a dream
- crush the opposition
- crush the competition
Word family
Usage note
Can refer to physical destruction or the act of defeating someone or something. In romantic contexts, 'have a crush on' implies a strong, often unrequited, infatuation.
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Example sentences
- I will crush the grapes to make juice.
- The heavy box will crush the small toy.
- The car was crushed in the accident.
- The machine can crush rocks into small pieces.
- She had a crush on her teacher.
Quotes
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning, a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. - Bruce Lee
Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas
There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends. - Homer