snuffed (out) 1 of 2
adjective
as in stamped (out)
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stamped (out)
- extinguished
- choked
- smothered
- suffocated
- damped
- quenched
- doused
- dead
- dowsed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conflagrant
- burning
- lighted
- lit
- inflamed
- ignited
- flaming
- aflame
- blazing
- fiery
- enflamed
- live
- kindled
- alight
- afire
- combusting
- flickering
- smouldering
- piping hot
- glowing
- aglow
- flaring
- smoldering
- hot
- ablaze
- sizzling
- broiling
- roasting
- scorching
- scalding
- searing
- red-hot
snuffed (out)
2 of 2verb
1
as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle Synonyms & Similar Words
- extinguished
- put out
- quenched
- blew out
- blanketed
- doused
- dowsed
- snubbed (out)
- rubbed out
- smothered
- stamped (out)
- suffocated
- choked
- stubbed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lighted
- lit
- fired
- ignited
- inflamed
- enflamed
- kindled
2
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area Synonyms & Similar Words
- eradicated
- erased
- wiped out
- destroyed
- abolished
- blacked out
- blotted out
- stamped (out)
- rubbed out
- swept (away)
- obliterated
- rooted (out)
- extirpated
- annihilated
- expunged
- exterminated
- cleaned (up)
- canceled
- shattered
- effaced
- liquidated
- demolished
- tore down
- cancelled
- killed
- ruined
- ravaged
- discarded
- flattened
- dismantled
- killed off
- devastated
- decimated
- consumed
- blew up
- wrecked
- wasted
- smashed
- dissolved
- razed
- powdered
- fragmented
- mowed (down)
- pulverized
- finished
- dashed
- splintered
- ejected
- doomed
- threw out
- zapped
- blasted
- totaled
- devoured
- expelled
- dynamited
- atomized
- jettisoned
- excised
- terminated
- totalled
- cut
- ousted
- ditched
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- protected
- saved
- preserved
- created
- built
- shaped
- constructed
- manufactured
- made
- formed
- conserved
- fashioned
- fixed
- forged
- reconstructed
- framed
- fabricated
- restored
- renewed
- repaired
- rebuilt
- renovated
- revamped
- reconditioned
- patched
- mended
3
as in suppressed
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule Synonyms & Similar Words
- suppressed
- sat on
- subdued
- quelled
- slapped down
- cracked down (on)
- repressed
- crushed
- clamped down (on)
- squashed
- put down
- silenced
- stifled
- destroyed
- squelched
- quashed
- extinguished
- wiped out
- put out
- overcame
- demolished
- rubbed out
- ruined
- smothered
- quenched
- throttled
- dominated
- wrecked
- obliterated
- wasted
- decimated
- annihilated
- smashed
- strangled
- doused
- devastated
- dowsed
- exterminated
- desolated
- conquered
- overwhelmed
- subjugated
- vanquished
- nuked
- overpowered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- supported
- assisted
- helped
- backed
- whipped (up)
- aided
- propped up
- abetted
- provoked
- stirred
- incited
- advanced
- encouraged
- promoted
- instigated
- cultivated
- forwarded
- fostered
- nurtured
- fomented
- nourished
- furthered