EXTINGUISHES Synonyms: 191 Similar and Opposite Words

extinguishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of extinguish

as in blankets

to cause to cease burning the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on

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as in destroys

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs

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as in shushes

to stop the noise or speech of her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council

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Recent Examples of extinguishes Pyrad works by instantaneously thickening when exposed to fire, forming a char that diminishes heat exposure, extinguishes flames, and decreases the risk of third-degree burns. — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The difference is that, like early insurance companies, CTS extinguishes only the fires it is paid, including by Tensor, to put out. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Engagement between warring parties rarely extinguishes mistrust. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 Video on social media shows flames outside the building – and someone tossing something into the flames, leading to what appears to be fireworks going off – before another person extinguishes the fire. — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Desmond successfully uncorks a stone plug at the island's core and extinguishes the light. — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 After the fish has dropped, a bucket of water from Enid Lake extinguishes the fire. — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025 Other projectile powers satisfy in and out of combat, like the ice shot that extinguishes fires and freezes foes in their tracks. — PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025 The 27-year-old's extension extinguishes any remaining embers surrounding the possibility of the Mavericks trading him this offseason. — Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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Finally, grab 26% off the Netgear RAX5 Wi-Fi 6 router, which blankets your home with fast AX1600 speeds.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Building more captive coal for aluminum will worsen the toxic haze that often blankets Southeast Asian cities, like Jakarta, according to Muhammad Al Amin, with the Indonesian Forum for Environment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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Unlike a measurement that absorbs or destroys the photons, this method can extract information while preserving the photons themselves.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Raking or shredding those leaves destroys the next generation.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroys

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An $8,000 Ryvid Anthem or a $10,000 Maeving RM1S will deliver broadly similar urban usability, while the $12,500 Zero FXE absolutely demolishes it on power-per-dollar.

— Utkarsh Sood June 12, New Atlas, 12 June 2026
The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of demolishes

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This super moisturizing, yet ultra-light gel cream quenches thirsty skin and increases hydration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The $10 serum is formulated with 2 percent multimolecular hyaluronic acid and Matrixyl 3000 peptide, a combination of ingredients that quenches the skin while smoothening wrinkles and firming crepey areas.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Definition of quenches

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Barry Bonds wraps up his record-breaking season with his 73rd homer and shatters the slugging percentage record that Babe Ruth had owned for 81 years.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
When a severe heatwave shatters her family’s fragile routine and exposes her father’s dementia, Anna’s world is thrown into uncertainty.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

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