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

So who snuffed out the Orioles’ candle on their way to being a consistent playoff team? —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025

Miss it, and you’re forced to restart the level until your composition is up to snuff. —Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025

One of those projects not to move forward was Patty Jenkins’ third Wonder Woman movie which wasn’t up to snuff. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 June 2025

And that was a plot point in the past two finales, where 20-Squad had spots to fill and Hondo and Hicks couldn’t find anybody who was up to snuff. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 June 2025

Phrases Containing snuff

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