extinguished
No longer burning
Extinguished describes something that has been put out or ended.
A fire is extinguished with water; a candle is extinguished by blowing.
The word extends to anything that ceases to exist: an extinguished species, extinguished hopes.
A debt that has been paid off is extinguished.
The last embers were finally extinguished by morning.
Wet or extinguished completely
- smotheredDeprived of air
- quenchedSatisfied a craving
- snuffedExtinguished by pinching
- dampenedMade moist or subdued
suppressed · stifled · suffocated · hosed · sprayed · firebreak · embers · ashes
Rendered unable to speak
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- quelledForcibly ended unrest
- stifledForcibly held in
- smotheredDeprived of air
squelched · subdued · repressed · eliminated · eradicated · obliterated · annihilated · destroyed
Brought to an end
- ceasedCame to an end
- abolishedFormally ended by authority
- discontinuedNo longer available
- haltedCame to rest
concluded · nullified · invalidated · repealed · revoked · cancelled · stopped · finished
Made less bright
- dimmedReduced in brightness
- snuffedExtinguished by pinching
- candleWax stick with wick
- lampElectric light fixture
lantern · torch · flame · wick · bulb · beacon · gloom · shadow
Disappeared from sight
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- lostUnable to navigate
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- defunctNo longer existing
gone · perished · decimated · species · dodo · population · lineage · bloodline
doused
Wet or extinguished completely
dampened · suppressed · stifled · suffocated · hosed · sprayed · firebreak · embers · ashes · coals
silenced
Rendered unable to speak
smothered · squelched · subdued · repressed · eliminated · eradicated · obliterated · annihilated · destroyed · killed
terminated
Brought to an end
- ceasedCame to an end
- abolishedFormally ended by authority
- discontinuedNo longer available
halted · concluded · nullified · invalidated · repealed · revoked · cancelled · stopped · finished · quashed
darkened
Made less bright
lamp · lantern · torch · flame · wick · bulb · beacon · gloom · shadow · darkness
vanished
Disappeared from sight
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- lostUnable to navigate
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
defunct · gone · perished · decimated · species · dodo · population · lineage · bloodline · heritage
- fire statesablaze, afire, aflame, alight, blazing
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, nonfunctional
- outout, outside, outdoor, outdoors, outsider
extinguishedlit
Started burning
illuminated · shining · glowing · switched on · turned on
- fire extinguisherPortable flame suppression device
- fire extinguisher useApplying chemical agent to flames
- extinguished candleFlame put out
- fire extinguisher checkVerification of suppression equipment
extinguish, extinguisher, extinguishing, extinguishes, extinguishment, unextinguished, extinguishable, inextinguishable