Synonyms for extinguish
ɪkˈstɪŋ gwɪʃex·tin·guish

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1. extinguishverb

   Synonyms:
   put out, douse, quench

2. extinguishverb

   to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

   Synonyms:
   douse, quench, put out

3. extinguishverb

   to destroy or abolish something

   She extinguished all my hopes.

   Synonyms:
   douse, quench, put out

4. extinguishverb

   to obscure or eclipse something

   The rays of the sun were extinguished by the thunder clouds.

   Synonyms:
   douse, put out, quench

5. extinguishverb

   to bring about the extinction of a conditioned reflex

   Synonyms:
   put out, quench, douse

6. extinguishverb

   to hunt down (a species) to extinction

   Synonyms:
   quench, douse, put out

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1. extinguish

   To subvert is to overthrow from or as from the very foundation; utterly destroy; bring to ruin. The word is now generally figurative, as of moral or political ruin. To supersede implies the putting of something that is wisely or unwisely preferred in the place of that which is removed; to subvert does not imply substitution. To supplant is more often personal, signifying to take the place of another, usually by underhanded means; one is superseded by authority, supplanted by a rival. Compare ABOLISH.

   Synonyms:
   destroy, overthrow, overturn, ruin, subvert, supersede, supplant, suppress

   Antonyms:
   conserve, keep, perpetuate, preserve, sustain, uphold

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1. extinguish

   Synonyms:
   abolish, destroy, extirpate, eradicate, kill, quench, annihilate, put out

   Antonyms:
   implant, replenish, cherish, promote, invigorate, propagate, establish, confirm, secure

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1. snuff out, extinguishverb

   put an end to; kill

   "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

   Synonyms:
   snuff out, annihilate, carry off, quench, blow out, get rid of, stub out, decimate, wipe out, eliminate, press out, eradicate, do away with, crush out

   Antonyms:
   light, ignite

2. snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quenchverb

   put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

   "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"

   Synonyms:
   quell, stub out, eliminate, press out, squelch, blow out, wipe out, allay, decimate, get rid of, burn out, carry off, assuage, crush out, annihilate, snuff out, slake, blow, quench, do away with, eradicate

   Antonyms:
   light, ignite

3. stub out, crush out, extinguish, press outverb

   extinguish by crushing

   "stub out your cigar"

   Synonyms:
   extract, stub out, eliminate, press out, blow out, wipe out, press, decimate, get rid of, carry off, express, crush out, annihilate, snuff out, quench, do away with, eradicate

   Antonyms:
   ignite, light

4. extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away withverb

   terminate, end, or take out

   "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

   Synonyms:
   stub out, eliminate, press out, blow out, rule out, wipe out, abolish, remove, decimate, obviate, winnow out, carry off, egest, crush out, annihilate, pass, reject, snuff out, excrete, rid of, get rid of, quench, do away with, eradicate

   Antonyms:
   light, ignite

5. eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry offverb

   kill in large numbers

   "the plague wiped out an entire population"

   Synonyms:
   obviate, bear off, eat up, crush out, pull off, rule out, exhaust, annihilate, reject, negociate, take away, eliminate, get rid of, manage, bear away, use up, rid of, bring off, extirpate, decimate, exterminate, press out, kill, eat, obliterate, run through, quench, cancel out, snuff out, pass, wipe out, carry away, do away with, stub out, uproot, blow out, winnow out, excrete, root out, erase, sweep away, carry off, consume, egest, deplete, eradicate

   Antonyms:
   light, ignite

Matched Categories

1. • Destroy
   • Eliminate
   • Terminate

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1. extinguishverb

   Synonyms:
   quench, put out

2. extinguishverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy, suppress

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1. List of paraphrases for "extinguish":

   douse

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1. Socrates:

   Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

2. Siam Commercial Bank:

   Gas pyrogens intended to extinguish fires opened and kept oxygen out resulting in injuries and death, eight people died as a result and seven injured people are in hospital.

3. Alfredo Sirkis:

   Once you have a huge forest fire like that, especially when you don't have all the kind of forest fire-fighting equipment that you have in places like the U.S. or Portugal, it's difficult to extinguish, they'll only be extinguished by themselves depending on the weather conditions.

4. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department:

   The vehicle was fully involved with fire on arrival, and took a significant amount of time, water, and thinking outside the box to extinguish, crews knocked the fire down, but the car kept re-igniting and off-gassing in the battery compartment. Working with the on-site wrecking yard personnel, the Tesla was moved on its side to gain access to the battery compartment underneath.

5. Donald Trump:

   It is like a massive wildfire that is burning the African-American community, and society has not devoted sufficient resources to control it, much less extinguish it.