1. (verb) snuff out, extinguish
put an end to; kill
Synonyms: snuff out, annihilate, carry off, quench, blow out, get rid of, stub out, decimate, wipe out, eliminate, press out, extinguish, eradicate, do away with, crush out
Antonyms: light, ignite
2. (verb) snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Synonyms: quell, stub out, eliminate, press out, squelch, blow out, wipe out, allay, decimate, get rid of, burn out, carry off, assuage, crush out, annihilate, extinguish, snuff out, slake, blow, quench, do away with, eradicate
Antonyms: light, ignite
3. (verb) stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
extinguish by crushing
Synonyms: extract, stub out, eliminate, press out, blow out, wipe out, press, decimate, get rid of, carry off, express, crush out, annihilate, extinguish, snuff out, quench, do away with, eradicate
Antonyms: ignite, light
4. (verb) extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
terminate, end, or take out
Synonyms: stub out, eliminate, press out, blow out, rule out, wipe out, abolish, remove, decimate, obviate, winnow out, carry off, egest, crush out, annihilate, extinguish, pass, reject, snuff out, excrete, rid of, get rid of, quench, do away with, eradicate
Antonyms: light, ignite
5. (verb) eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
kill in large numbers
Synonyms: obviate, bear off, eat up, crush out, pull off, rule out, exhaust, annihilate, reject, negociate, take away, eliminate, get rid of, manage, bear away, use up, rid of, bring off, extirpate, decimate, exterminate, press out, kill, eat, obliterate, run through, quench, cancel out, snuff out, pass, wipe out, carry away, do away with, stub out, uproot, blow out, winnow out, excrete, root out, erase, extinguish, sweep away, carry off, consume, egest, deplete, eradicate
Antonyms: light, ignite
|
Synonyms for extinguish 
