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extinguishable

adjective

Definition of extinguishablenext
1
as in satiable

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as in perishable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguishable
  1. satiable
  2. perishable
  3. satisfiable
  4. mortal
  5. controlled
  6. destructible
  7. satiated
  8. transient
Adjective
  • Vladimir Putin does not seem the appeasable or satiable type.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Dec. 2021
Definition of satiable
Adjective
  • During that time, perishable foods go bad, and delays for other essentials add to costs, with inflation now at 90%.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And he’s allowed his employees to store perishable food in the company’s commercial freezers.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of perishable
Adjective
  • Stories are just another way of looking sideways at a thing that can have no satisfiable deconstruction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfiable
Adjective
  • Mnemosyne tries to cheer him up by pointing out that the poet can show the permanent and divine in what is apparently transient and mortal.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Police then found his landlord’s body elsewhere in the house with mortal wounds.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of mortal
Adjective
  • Those tests have covered both controlled and uncontrolled airspace.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.
    — John Archer, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of controlled
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
  • The quantity was sufficient, but the variety needed just a little something extra to ensure everyone would stay satiated—and sober.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Definition of satiated
Adjective
  • According to the company, its grid-forming control strategy can maintain stable operation across an SCR range of 1 to 40, while also helping mitigate transient overvoltage.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The goal Dowman scored against Everton last season, to clinch a 2-0 victory in the closing minutes, would have been special had it been scored by some transient loanee who had come and gone within weeks.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of transient
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“Extinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguishable. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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