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Synonyms and Antonyms of extinguish

synonym (synonym 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)
     

antonym (antonym of extinguish)

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

hypernym (extinguish IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • 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)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF extinguish relation)

  • 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)
     

verb group (extinguish is verb group of ....)

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

derivation (.... is derived from extinguish)

  • (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)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation snuff out blow out crush out press out do away with eliminate ignite light kill destroy destruct do away with eliminate end cancel out wipe out decouple obliterate knock out drown decimate annihilation obliteration decimation disintegration extermination extinction
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. snuff out . blow out, quench, snuff out . crush out, press out, stub, stub out . do away with, eliminate, get rid of . annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out . ignite, light . end, terminate . kill . do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of . destroy, destruct . stamp . put out, smother . stub . douse, put out . black out . cancel out, wipe out . decouple . obliterate . knock out . drown . cut out . cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize . extinguish, snuff out . except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out . decimate . annihilation, obliteration . decimation . annihilation, disintegration . extermination, extinction . demolition, destruction, wipeout . annihilator . annihilating, annihilative, devastating, withering . extinction, extinguishing, quenching . snuffer . asphyxiator, extinguisher, fire extinguisher . elimination, liquidation . elimination, riddance . eliminator


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