Synonyms and Antonyms of extinguish

(verb.change)
snuff out
put an end to; kill (verb.change)
(verb.weather)
blow out, quench, snuff out
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)
(verb.change)
crush out, press out, stub, stub out
extinguish by crushing (verb.change)
(verb.change)
do away with, eliminate, get rid of
terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)
(verb.change)
annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out
kill in large numbers (verb.change)

(verb.weather)
ignite, light
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat (verb.weather)

extinguish by crushing (verb.change)

end, terminate
bring to an end or halt (verb.change)
kill in large numbers (verb.change)

kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact)
put an end to; kill (verb.change)

do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)
terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)

destroy, destruct
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation)

put an end to; kill (verb.change)

stamp
destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot (verb.change)
(verb.contact)
put out, smother
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion (verb.contact)
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)

stub
extinguish by crushing (verb.change)
(verb.weather)
douse, put out
put out, as of a candle or a light (verb.weather)
(verb.weather)
black out
obliterate or extinguish (verb.weather)
terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)

cancel out, wipe out
wipe out the effect of something (verb.change)
(verb.change)
decouple
reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) (verb.change)
(verb.change)
obliterate
do away with completely, without leaving a trace (verb.change)
(verb.change)
knock out
eliminate (verb.change)
(verb.change)
drown
get rid of as if by submerging (verb.change)
(verb.change)
cut out
delete or remove (verb.change)
(verb.change)
cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things (verb.change)
(verb.change)
extinguish, snuff out
put an end to; kill (verb.change)
(verb.cognition)
except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out
prevent from being included or considered or accepted (verb.cognition)

kill in large numbers (verb.change)

decimate
kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies (verb.change)

(noun.act)
annihilation, obliteration
destruction by annihilating something (noun.act)
(noun.act)
decimation
destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) (noun.act)
(noun.event)
annihilation, disintegration
total destruction (noun.event)
(noun.event)
extermination, extinction
complete annihilation (noun.event)
(noun.event)
demolition, destruction, wipeout
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)
(noun.person)
annihilator
a total destroyer (noun.person)
(adj.all)
annihilating, annihilative, devastating, withering
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction (adj.all)
put an end to; kill (verb.change)

extinction, extinguishing, quenching
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (noun.act)
(noun.artifact)
snuffer
a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles (noun.artifact)
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)

asphyxiator, extinguisher, fire extinguisher
a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires (noun.artifact)
terminate, end, or take out (verb.change)

elimination, liquidation
the murder of a competitor (noun.act)
(noun.act)
elimination, riddance
the act of removing or getting rid of something (noun.act)
(noun.object)
eliminator
an agent that eliminates something (noun.object)

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