Synonyms of snuff

snuff

verb

1

as in to sniff

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 & Similar Words

• sniff
• smell
• inhale
• whiff
• nose
• scent
• snort
• breathe
• snuffle
• respire
• savor
• savour
• drink (in)

2

as in to murder

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murder
• assassinate
• slay
• execute
• kill
• get
• off
• whack
• dispatch
• neutralize
• shoot
• take out
• slaughter
• rub out
• liquidate
• put away
• ice
• destroy
• bump off
• croak
• terminate
• knock off
• cut down
• blow away
• shoot down
• zap
• eradicate
• carry off
• do in
• eliminate
• blot out
• massacre
• smite
• butcher
• fell
• claim
• wipe out
• exterminate
• do away with
• annihilate
• mow (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• revive
• restore
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• animate

• raise
• revive
• restore
• resurrect
• resuscitate
• animate

Phrases Containing snuff

• snuff it
• snuff (out)
• up to snuff

• snuff it
• snuff (out)
• up to snuff