EXTINGUISHABLE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

extinguishable

adjective

Definition of extinguishable

as in satiable

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as in perishable

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Adjective

Vladimir Putin does not seem the appeasable or satiable type.

— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Dec. 2021

Definition of satiable

Adjective

Aid groups generally bring in staples such as flour, while merchants import more perishable foods like fruits and meat, according to data released earlier this year by COGAT, the Israeli military body that oversees humanitarian affairs in Gaza.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
The deli requires seven-days-a-week in-person consistency and keeping an array of perishable fresh items in stock at all times.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of perishable

Adjective

Airing for eight seasons between 1964 and 1972, the fantastical series followed the daily adventures of a powerful witch who attempted to live as a typical suburban housewife alongside her mortal husband.

— Justine Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026
Waymo’s sales pitch is that its technology will remove all that mortal imperfection from our streets.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mortal

Adjective

Players compete for fame and fortune in destructible arenas modeled after real-world locations like Monaco and Las Vegas.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Every area in Bananza is largely and compulsively destructible, which is a nice nod to 2001’s Red Faction or, of course, the aforementioned arcade classic Rampage.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Definition of destructible

Adjective

Back in February, Wyandotte County commissioners decided that the local government would direct a portion of its future sales, use and transient guest tax revenues to pay for the Chiefs development.

— Sofi Zeman October 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Davis, West Sacramento and unincorporated Sacramento County already charge a 12% transient occupancy tax, and Measure X would bring Yolo County’s rate in line with those jurisdictions.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of transient

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