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
• breathe
• scent
• drink (in)
• snort
• respire
• savour
• savor
• snuffle

2

as in to assassinate

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snuff

While the Cub pitchers are doing their part, AbbVie’s scientists continue to look for more ways to snuff out cancerous cells. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025

An opportunity to add on was snuffed out when Jung Hoo Lee’s low line drive to left was caught on a dive by Suwinski, stranding Adames on third base. —Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025

Much of that fire had been snuffed out by the end of the day Wednesday. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2025

And Trump seems incapable of snuffing out this blaze. —Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025

Phrases Containing snuff

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