EXTINGUISHED Synonyms: 222 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in smothered

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verb

past tense of extinguish

as in choked

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

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as in destroyed

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 shushed

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

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Adjective

By the time volunteer firefighters from nearby Cachagua arrived, McCord estimated that the fire was about 70% extinguished. — Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026 That conditional pick, acquired in August’s salary dump of Haywood Highsmith, effectively has become extinguished. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026 As the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis recently showed, local demonstrations often become national news only once protesters’ lives have been imperilled or, worse, extinguished. — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Crackle, fizz, pop, extinguished. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 With all these no-shows this year, shouldn’t City Hall reach out in the spirit of bipartisanship and extend an invite to the extinguished solon Tran? — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

Verb

Firefighters in the south Denver metro area quickly extinguished a fire at Ranch View Middle School on Tuesday. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Firefighters on March 28 extinguished a fire and found Mendez’s body in a ditch, according to a record that the Express-News reviewed. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 The fire has since been extinguished, but the nearby Jardin Madeleine de Scudéry and Square du Temple have been temporarily closed. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 The Knicks’ championship generally extinguished perceptions that the West had the two best teams (the Thunder and Spurs). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 And here in the wide, welcoming and inviting smile of his response their flame was instantly and definitely extinguished. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 But El Tri’s intensity was extinguished by Julian Hall’s 28th-minute goal, and against-the-run-of-play dagger that turned the tide while giving the 18-year-old forward goals in three straight games to begin his national team career. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Bass was in Chicago when the fire broke out, and after it was extinguished, The Times reported that one of Bass’ top advisors was working as a crisis communications consultant for Lineage while still serving as an unpaid advisor to the mayor. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The strike caused a fire on board that was extinguished, and all crew members were reported safe, UKMTO said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguished

Adjective

Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Breakfast is a treat, with made-from-scratch English muffins and housemade jams, plus heartier items like a smothered breakfast burrito.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

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Both the rocket and the camera were destroyed after crashing into the Earth at a speed of about 340 miles per hour.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Cities outside Paris have been hit hard by the unrest, including Limoges where a fire nearly destroyed the 19th-century city hall.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

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They were repeatedly shushed instead as the Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3) fell to 13-10 in their marquee event after failing to keep pace with a USC offense that averaged nearly eight yards per play through the first three quarters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.

— Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026

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In Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol, tarpaulin tents have blanketed the square for weeks to protest rising housing costs, sparked by the eviction of María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who later died while hospitalized.

— TERESA MEDRANO, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol, tarpaulin tents have blanketed the square for weeks t o protest rising housing costs, sparked by the eviction of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman who later died while hospitalized.

— Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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In the shadows of the Catholic church, nuns and women have long endured abuse at the hands of priests — insidious and tactful grooming, silenced by confession, and hidden through systemic cover-ups.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
The level of organization is surprising, but this is a trend of Jews being portrayed in certain ways and trying to be silenced.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

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