scotched Sentence Examples
- The police swiftly scotched the rumors of a bomb threat, restoring public tranquility.
- The doctor's reassuring words scotched my fears of a serious illness.
- The firefighters quickly scotched the house fire, preventing it from spreading to neighboring properties.
- The opposing team's strategy was ruthlessly scotched by our agile defense.
- The politician's controversial proposal was met with fierce opposition and scotched before it saw the light of day.
- The investigator's meticulous research scotched the possibility of foul play in the enigmatic death.
- The new safety regulations scotched the hazardous practices that had plagued the workplace.
- The scientist's groundbreaking discovery scotched existing theories and paved the way for new avenues of research.
- The storm surge battered the coastal town, but the newly installed seawall scotched its destructive potential.
- The prosecutor's damning evidence scotched the defendant's claims of innocence.
scotched Meaning
Webster
scotched (imp. & p. p.)
of Scotch
Synonyms & Antonyms of scotched
Synonyms:
- conquered
- vaporized
- pulverized
- won-against-
- blasted
- routed
- disintegrated
- dynamited
- totalled
- clobbered
- injured
- subdued
- wracked
- annihilated
- destroyed
- shattered
- bested
- walloped
- mangled
- thrashed
- damaged
- demolished
- totaled
- defeated
- crushed
- smashed
- prevailed-over-
- dissolved
- nuked
- overcame
- wasted
- whipped
- devastated
- ruined
- overmatched
- marred
- trimmed
- harmed
- mastered
- wrecked
- razed
- creamed
- surmounted
- extinguished
- triumphed-over-
- crippled
- mutilated
- licked
- trounced
- decimated
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- disfigured
- dilapidated
- skunked
- deteriorated
- obliterated
- vitiated
- did-in
- trashed
- spoiled
- wore-away-
- tore-down
- sacked
- beat
- took-down
- drubbed
- dismantled
- exterminated
- scoured
- ravaged
- spoilt
- eroded
- expunged
- eradicated
- gutted
- assassinated
- impaired
- wiped-out
- defaced
- killed
- plundered
- desolated
- pulled-down
- overbore
- broke
- removed
- liquidated
- undid
- washed-out
- rubbed-out
- disassembled
- swept-away-
- blew-up
- extirpated
- trampled
Antonyms:
- manufactured
- mended
- brought-about
- assembled
- instituted
- revamped
- framed
- mended
- saved
- reconditioned
- established
- molded
- forged
- fabricated
- doctored
- brought-about
- preserved
- constituted
- founded
- shaped
- shaped
- established
- patched
- revamped
- fashioned
- organized
- founded
- forged
- protected
- assembled
- manufactured
- fabricated
- reconditioned
- instituted
- protected
- patched
- doctored
- fashioned
- preserved
- constituted
- saved
- molded
- organized
- framed
FAQs About the word scotched
of Scotch
conquered, vaporized, pulverized, won (against), blasted, routed, disintegrated, dynamited, totalled, clobbered
formed, produced, put up, repaired, created, built, fixed, set up, put up, reared
The police swiftly scotched the rumors of a bomb threat, restoring public tranquility.
The doctor's reassuring words scotched my fears of a serious illness.
The firefighters quickly scotched the house fire, preventing it from spreading to neighboring properties.
The opposing team's strategy was ruthlessly scotched by our agile defense.
