Synonyms and Antonyms of snuff (out)
1
to cause to cease burning
2
to destroy all traces of
- the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area
abolish, annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, root (out), rub out, stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe out
decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, ravage
dismantle, flatten, mow (down), raze, tear down
ruin, total, waste, wreck
blast, blow up, dash, dynamite, smash
atomize, consume, devour, dissolve, fragment, powder, pulverize, shatter, splinter
doom, finish, kill, kill off, terminate, zap
cancel, cut, discard, ditch, eject, excise, expel, jettison, oust, throw out
conserve, preserve, protect, save
build, construct, create, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, shape
fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp
3
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
- brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule
clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, slap down, squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench
smother, stifle, strangle, throttle
annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck
exterminate, obliterate, wipe out
conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support
foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)
advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote
