Extinguishing — synonyms, extinguishing antonyms, definition

1. extinguishing (Noun)

extinction quenching

extinguishing (Noun) — The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning. ex. "the extinguishing of the lights"

conclusion ending termination

2. extinguishing (Verb)

annihilating blowing out carrying off crushing out decimating doing away with eliminating eradicating getting rid of pressing out snuffing out stubbing out wiping out igniting

extinguishing (Verb) — Put an end to; kill. ex. "The Nazis extinguished the life of many Jewish children"

extinguishing (Verb) — Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights. ex. "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"

extinguishing (Verb) — Extinguish by crushing. ex. "extinguish your cigar"

extinguishing (Verb) — Terminate, end, or take out. ex. "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"

extinguishing (Verb) — Kill in large numbers. ex. "the plague extinguished an entire population"

destroying destructing ending killing spifflicating spiflicating terminating blacking out canceling out cutting cutting out decoupling dousing drowning excepting excluding exscinding knocking out leaving off leaving out obliterating omitting pruning putting out rationalising rationalizing smothering • • •