Synonyms of snuffs (out)

snuffs (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of snuff (out)

1

as in extinguishes

to cause to cease burning

snuff out the candle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguishes
• dowses
• blankets
• puts out
• blows out
• quenches
• snubs (out)
• douses
• stamps (out)
• suffocates
• smothers
• chokes
• stubs
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lights
• fires
• ignites
• inflames
• kindles
• enflames

2

as in eradicates

to destroy all traces of

the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicates
• erases
• abolishes
• wipes out
• destroys
• stamps (out)
• roots (out)
• sweeps (away)
• cleans (up)
• blots out
• blacks out
• obliterates
• cancels
• rubs out
• annihilates
• effaces
• shatters
• extirpates
• expunges
• liquidates
• ravages
• kills
• demolishes
• exterminates
• ruins
• mows (down)
• consumes
• blows up
• dismantles
• flattens
• tears down
• discards
• kills off
• wastes
• dissolves
• wrecks
• devastates
• throws out
• fragments
• smashes
• dashes
• finishes
• totals
• blasts
• pulverizes
• devours
• powders
• decimates
• ejects
• expels
• atomizes
• ditches
• razes
• dooms
• zaps
• terminates
• excises
• splinters
• cuts
• dynamites
• ousts
• jettisons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• saves
• preserves
• creates
• conserves
• builds
• shapes
• manufactures
• forms
• makes
• constructs
• frames
• repairs
• fashions
• forges
• restores
• fixes
• renews
• reconstructs
• fabricates
• rebuilds
• patches
• reconditions
• mends
• renovates
• revamps

3

as in suppresses

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppresses
• quells
• subdues
• sits on
• represses
• slaps down
• cracks down (on)
• crushes
• squashes
• clamps down (on)
• silences
• destroys
• squelches
• puts down
• quashes
• stifles
• overcomes
• extinguishes
• wipes out
• puts out
• dowses
• demolishes
• throttles
• dominates
• ruins
• rubs out
• quenches
• wrecks
• smothers
• wastes
• obliterates
• smashes
• annihilates
• strangles
• desolates
• douses
• decimates
• overwhelms
• nukes
• conquers
• exterminates
• vanquishes
• subjugates
• devastates
• overpowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helps
• aids
• assists
• supports
• backs
• whips (up)
• provokes
• stirs
• abets
• incites
• encourages
• advances
• promotes
• props up
• instigates
• fosters
• nourishes
• cultivates
• forwards
• nurtures
• furthers
• foments