Synonyms of extinguished

extinguished 1 of 2

adjective

as in smothered

Related Words

• smothered
• quenched
• choked
• damped
• snuffed (out)
• suffocated
• stamped (out)
• doused
• dead

Dissimilar Words

• lit
• ignited
• burning
• kindled
• aflame
• inflamed
• fiery
• flaming
• blazing
• afire
• alight
• live
• flickering
• aglow
• smoldering
• combusting
• flaring
• glowing
• ablaze
• conflagrant
• hot
• broiling
• red-hot
• searing
• sizzling
• roasting
• piping hot
• scorching
• scalding

extinguished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of extinguish

1

as in choked

to cause to cease burning

the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choked
• quenched
• blanketed
• doused
• snuffed (out)
• put out
• smothered
• suffocated
• blew out
• stamped (out)
• stubbed
• snubbed (out)
• rubbed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lit
• ignited
• fired
• kindled
• inflamed

2

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• demolished
• ruined
• shattered
• wrecked
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• overcame
• annihilated
• wasted
• vaporized
• eroded
• decimated
• razed
• pulverized
• marred
• desolated
• ravaged
• wracked
• totaled
• defeated
• killed
• dismantled
• creamed
• removed
• rubbed out
• crippled
• tore down
• crushed
• pulled down
• nuked
• subdued
• injured
• did in
• blasted
• conquered
• broke
• dissolved
• disintegrated
• impaired
• licked
• eradicated
• harmed
• surmounted
• obliterated
• deteriorated
• trimmed
• mutilated
• mastered
• prevailed (over)
• whipped
• scotched
• routed
• disfigured
• won (against)
• swept (away)
• clobbered
• liquidated
• spoiled
• gutted
• thrashed
• vitiated
• triumphed (over)
• bested
• defaced
• expunged
• trounced
• overmatched
• extirpated
• dynamited
• exterminated
• mangled
• wore (away)
• washed out
• disassembled
• plundered
• assassinated
• slaughtered
• scoured
• murdered
• executed
• effaced
• blew up
• trampled
• sacked
• wiped out
• looted
• beat
• vandalized
• despoiled
• dispatched
• dilapidated
• blotted out
• undid
• stamped (out)
• zapped
• trashed
• snuffed (out)
• took down
• felled
• pillaged
• skunked
• massacred
• rooted (out)
• drubbed
• cut down
• walloped
• killed off
• butchered
• overbore
• unmade
• took out
• mowed (down)
• slew
• unbuilt
• havocked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• raised
• set up
• created
• fixed
• repaired
• reared
• put up
• produced
• made
• formed
• invented
• established
• manufactured
• assembled
• shaped
• constituted
• forged
• preserved
• protected
• founded
• molded
• instituted
• organized
• saved
• fashioned
• fabricated
• brought about
• framed
• mended
• reconditioned
• restored
• patched
• revamped
• doctored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• conserved
• fathered
• renovated
• remodeled

3

as in shushed

to stop the noise or speech of

her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shushed
• silenced
• quieted
• muted
• settled
• stilled
• hushed
• quelled
• squelched
• shut up
• quietened
• dumbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirred
• agitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extinguished

Adjective

By the time volunteer firefighters from nearby Cachagua arrived, McCord estimated that the fire was about 70% extinguished. — Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026

That conditional pick, acquired in August’s salary dump of Haywood Highsmith, effectively has become extinguished. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

As the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis recently showed, local demonstrations often become national news only once protesters’ lives have been imperilled or, worse, extinguished. — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Crackle, fizz, pop, extinguished. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

With all these no-shows this year, shouldn’t City Hall reach out in the spirit of bipartisanship and extend an invite to the extinguished solon Tran? — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

Verb

The incident was reported Tuesday, off the Omani coast, the UKMTO said, which added that the resulting fire had been extinguished, all crew members were reported safe, and an investigation was underway. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The blaze was later extinguished, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Suhail Ashraf said. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews extinguished the fire and provided emergency medical care. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

The Ukrainian leader said the fire, which spread across 97,000 square feet, had been extinguished and rescue efforts were underway. — Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Fireworks should also never be lit on windy days, and doused until fully extinguished. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Two other fires just west of Kendall are nearly extinguished, including a 700-acre fire that was 95% contained and a 25-acre fire that was 80% contained, as of the last updates from the Forest Service. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Install one specific buffer this week that protects the behavior from being extinguished or twisted into belligerence. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Police called in crisis negotiators to persuade the man to surrender as firefighters extinguished the fire. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026