SNUFFED IT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffed it

phrase

past tense of snuff it, British

as in died

to stop living They thought she might snuff it any day now.

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died
fell
bought it
passed (on)
perished
succumbed
checked out
departed
expired
kicked off
passed away
kicked in
stepped out
deceased
disappeared
ended
exited
popped off
faded
pegged out
conked (out)
went
demised
kicked the bucket
gave up the ghost
dropped
croaked
parted
bit the dust
flatlined
dried up
failed
consumed
predeceased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

breathed
lived
came to
revived
lingered
existed
was
flourished
subsisted
prospered
thrived

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bought it

Phrase

In 1967, Louise and George Decker, Breckenridge’s parents, bought it.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

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snuffed

snuffed it

snuffed (out)

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