SNUFFED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffed

verb

past tense of snuff

as in sniffed

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

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as in assassinated

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

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Recent Examples of snuffed Palace’s defence, so staunch for much of this campaign, snuffed out any serious danger. —

Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026 Ferguson snuffed the House bill by sending it to the Senate Rules Committee, where it was never brought up for a vote. —

Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026 Since Survivor premiered on May 31, 2000, the tribe has spoken hundreds of times — and only 48 contestants haven't had their torches snuffed. —

Ale Russian, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 Her proposal to ban backyard barbecuing would have also extended to fire pits and restaurants that cook with open flames had Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez not snuffed it out with her own motion to block the ban. —

Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Legend has it that the residents snuffed out their candles and strategically hung lanterns high in trees around the community so the enemy would think the buildings were on a hill and the canons would miss their targets in the early morning darkness. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 Olivia Hall, also a senior two-way player, had a TD catch, a number of flag pulls and an interception that snuffed out a Nature Coast scoring chance. —

Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026 Any regular-season offensive sets will be identified and snuffed out. —

Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026 Women are, of course, snuffed out far too often, and sometimes in ways that underscore their particular vulnerabilities—but the homicide victimization rate is much higher for men. —

Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

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Technically, that wasn’t the very last image — the wormhole sucked up the whole theater, spit out a snow globe, and Benny, Colbert’s pet dog, sniffed the souvenir before being ushered onward by his owner — but when the lights went out on Broadway, that was that.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
On Monday, police officers were taking photos of the scene as a police dog sniffed the front yard of the home where Elijah Mayo died.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026