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snuff

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of snuff

1 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 of snuff

nose, scent, smell, sniff, whiff

Words Related to snuff

breathe, drink (in), inhale, respire

savor (also savour)

2 to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms of snuff

assassinate, bump off, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, get, ice [slang], knock off, liquidate, murder, neutralize, off [slang], put away, rub out, slay, take out, terminate, whack [slang]

Words Related to snuff

blow away, shoot, shoot down

blot out, carry off, claim, cut down, destroy, fell, kill, smite, zap

butcher, massacre, mow (down), slaughter

annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, wipe out

Phrases Synonymous with snuff

do away with

Near Antonyms of snuff

animate, raise, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive

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