Synonyms for snuff out
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To kill a living being.
He sighed, stifled his urge to snuff out the moron who designed this work process, and got back to work.
- v. 2
To extinguish (literally, especially by physically covering or rubbing); to extinguish (figuratively): to stop (a process), to kill (a process).
He sighed, snuffed out his cigarette, and got back to work.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- put out outen
Example sentences
- extinguish Benedito poured water on the fire to extinguish it.
- quench Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.
- squash Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops.
- smother My sister likes to smother her toasts in butter.
By length
- 5 letters
- snuff1, croak1
- 6 letters
- squash1, quench1
- 7 letters
- smother2
- 8 letters
- suppress2
- 10 letters
- extinguish3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (smother2 = 2 syllables).