EXTINGUISHABLE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

extinguishable

adjective

Definition of extinguishable

as in satiable

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as in perishable

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Adjective

Vladimir Putin does not seem the appeasable or satiable type.

— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Dec. 2021

Definition of satiable

Adjective

But the online community is both a highly valuable and quite perishable property, meaning a conventional plug-and-play M&A maneuver could trigger a significant backlash.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Carvel had paid for his rig and his highly perishable freight with a $15 loan from his future wife, Agnes Stewart, and had grand plans.

— Nathan King, airmail.news, 9 July 2026

Definition of perishable

Adjective

Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.

— John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Hurteau says while many land managers and fire experts have been working to restore forest health, there still isn't nearly enough controlled burning being done.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026

Definition of controlled

Adjective

The capacity to feel deeply, especially in the realm of love, is one of the most transcendently human experiences that mortal beings can have.

— Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
But not Christopher Nolan, the toast of the mortal world’s Mount Olympus — Hollywood.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of mortal

Adjective

Every area in Bananza is largely and compulsively destructible, which is a nice nod to 2001’s Red Faction or, of course, the aforementioned arcade classic Rampage.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
While not every object in the game world will be destructible, the team is working hard on making as much destruction as possible, while also balancing the need for cover.

— Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025

Definition of destructible

Adjective

Where Heron feels restrained and almost surgical, Hornbill is shaped for users who want more contact with the handle, more leverage through the cut, and a stronger physical presence without moving into oversized tactical-knife territory.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
Drewchin operates in this more restrained mode throughout the record, peeling back the layers of her dizzying art pop.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of restrained

Adjective

Mendieta is best known for work that interweaves sadness with violence, drawing on her experiences of exile and her feminist politics to negotiate the transient fragility of life.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
His vision of transient living, where violence, desolation and sexuality were expressed through an aching slide guitar, offered a counterpoint to the gospel heard throughout southern Baptist churches.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of transient

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