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Synonyms for snuff

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

dip sniff blow

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Chewing tobacco — fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or…

chewing tobacco US, dip

2. Sniff — smell, scent, odour

sniff, blow, smell, cocaine, scent, snot, dash, snort slang, booger sugar slang

Other

smift, rappee dated

Verb

1. Inhale

inhale, breathe, breathe in

Other

nose, snuffle

Antonyms

ignite

All antonyms of snuff →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Fine-ground or minced tobacco, dry or moistened, intended for use by placing a pinch behind the lip or beneath the tongue.

  2. n. 2

    Smell, scent, odour.

  3. v. 1

    To inhale through the nose.

Related words

Word family
snuffy snuffle snuffer
Phrases
snuff it snuff out fairy snuff snuff film snuff video up to snuff snuff movie

Forms

Plural
snuffs → dips, sniffs, blows, smells…
Past participle
snuffed
e.g. snuffed → inhaled, breathed, nosed, snuffled…

Example sentences

  • cocaine Tom was arrested for carrying 30 grams of cocaine.
  • sniff One sniff of that stuff was enough to make me sick.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
snuffsteady
cocainerising
sniffrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dip1
4 letters
blow1, nose1, dash1, snot1
5 letters
smell1, scent1, sniff1, snort1, smift
6 letters
inhale2, rappee
7 letters
breathe1, cocaine2, snuffle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inhale2 = 2 syllables).