The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word QUELL which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2010.
Put down forcefully crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| QUELL | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Put down forcefully
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- suppress
- quash
- subdue
- stifle
- quell
- stifled
- derivation
- submit
- put down
- bate
- barred
- shrink
Crossword Answer definitions
QUELL noun- A subduing.
- To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit.
- To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
- To kill.
- To be subdued or abated; to diminish.
- To die.
- A source, especially a spring.
- An emotion or sensation which rises suddenly.
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