Synonyms of snuffs

snuffs

verb

present tense third-person singular of snuff

1

as in sniffs

to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose

the dog began barking as soon as she snuffed the scent of squirrel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sniffs
• smells
• inhales
• whiffs
• noses
• breathes
• snorts
• scents
• savours
• respires
• drinks (in)
• savors
• snuffles

2

as in assassinates

to put to death deliberately

the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinates
• murders
• slays
• kills
• executes
• gets
• neutralizes
• dispatches
• liquidates
• destroys
• whacks
• terminates
• shoots
• offs
• slaughters
• croaks
• ices
• rubs out
• knocks off
• takes out
• does away with
• puts away
• does in
• smites
• bumps off
• zaps
• blows away
• cuts down
• claims
• eradicates
• exterminates
• annihilates
• eliminates
• shoots down
• fells
• carries off
• blots out
• mows (down)
• butchers
• massacres
• wipes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• revives
• animates
• resurrects
• resuscitates