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extinguishing

NOUN
destruction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation carnage elimination eradication extermination extinction loss massacre murder ruin slaughter
STRONG
abolition bane crushing dissolving downfall end extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation overthrow ravaging ruination sacking shattering slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
creation
WEAK
building construction improvement reparation restoration
NOUN
liquidation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elimination eradication extinction slaughter
STRONG
abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall end extermination extirpation havoc invalidation loss massacre murder obliteration overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment building construction creation success
NOUN
obliteration
Synonyms
STRONG
abolition bane carnage crushing dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin ruination sacking shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating crashing disintegrating disrupting extinguishment invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment birth building construction creation success
NOUN
ruination
Synonyms
STRONG
abolition annihilation bane carnage crushing devastation dissolving downfall elimination end eradication extermination extinction extirpation havoc invalidation liquidation loss massacre murder overthrow ravaging ruin sacking shattering slaughter slaying subjugation subversion undoing wrack wreck wreckage wrecking
WEAK
abolishing assassinating disintegrating disrupting invalidating subverting
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment birth building construction creation success

Example Sentences

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"Emergency services rushed to the scene and found the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. Firefighters carried out rescue and extinguishing operations. A security perimeter was set up," a police statement said.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The company that flips the houses it buys online reported a widening loss of $1.1 billion, from a $113 million loss in the year-ago period, mostly on the cost of extinguishing debt.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

But it remains unclear whether those procedures in any way restricted firefighters from fully extinguishing the Lachman fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Images shown by Turkish media show firefighters extinguishing large flames.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

I finished my work for Mr. Turner with all the speed I could, aiding in the extinguishing of candles and the stowing of chairs.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson