Synonyms of snuff (out)

snuff (out)

verb

1

as in to extinguish

to cause to cease burning

snuff out the candle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extinguish
• put out
• quench
• blow out
• blanket
• dowse
• douse
• snub (out)
• stamp (out)
• suffocate
• smother
• choke
• rub out
• stub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• light
• fire
• ignite
• inflame
• kindle
• enflame

2

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• abolish
• wipe out
• destroy
• sweep (away)
• clean (up)
• stamp (out)
• blot out
• obliterate
• exterminate
• annihilate
• root (out)
• expunge
• cancel
• liquidate
• rub out
• efface
• shatter
• extirpate
• demolish
• black out
• kill
• tear down
• ruin
• dismantle
• mow (down)
• consume
• discard
• kill off
• blow up
• flatten
• waste
• wreck
• dissolve
• powder
• fragment
• devastate
• ravage
• throw out
• smash
• total
• decimate
• finish
• dash
• expel
• eject
• blast
• devour
• ditch
• raze
• terminate
• doom
• excise
• dynamite
• pulverize
• zap
• cut
• oust
• splinter
• atomize
• jettison

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• save
• preserve
• conserve
• create
• build
• make
• form
• shape
• construct
• manufacture
• forge
• frame
• restore
• fabricate
• repair
• rebuild
• fix
• patch
• renew
• fashion
• reconstruct
• mend
• renovate
• revamp
• recondition

3

as in to suppress

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suppress
• quell
• subdue
• sit on
• crack down (on)
• repress
• silence
• crush
• slap down
• destroy
• quash
• overcome
• squash
• put down
• stifle
• squelch
• clamp down (on)
• extinguish
• wipe out
• put out
• throttle
• demolish
• ruin
• quench
• obliterate
• dominate
• waste
• desolate
• wreck
• smother
• annihilate
• decimate
• exterminate
• rub out
• strangle
• dowse
• douse
• conquer
• smash
• subjugate
• overwhelm
• vanquish
• devastate
• nuke
• overpower

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• help
• assist
• aid
• support
• back
• provoke
• prop up
• stir
• promote
• encourage
• forward
• whip (up)
• abet
• foster
• incite
• advance
• cultivate
• further
• nurture
• foment
• instigate
• nourish