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EXTINGUISHING Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word extinguishing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EXTINGUISHING

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firing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

• the act of discharging a gun

• the act of setting something on fire

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

flaring
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air

fueling
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• the activity of supplying or taking on fuel

kindling
nounn
noun

• material for starting a fire

• the act of setting something on fire

lighting
nounn
noun

• having abundant light or illumination

• apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

• the craft of providing artificial light

• the act of setting something on fire

arousing
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• stop sleeping

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• cause to be alert and energetic

• cause to become awake or conscious

• to begin moving

• to evoke sexual feelings

enkindling
verb, nounv, n
verb

• cause to start burning

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

igniting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• start to burn or burst into flames

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• start or maintain a fire in

inciting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• give an incentive for action

• provoke or stir up

• urge on; cause to act

sparking
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a momentary flash of light

• Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)

• merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger

• a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction

verb

• put in motion or move to act

• emit or produce sparks

ignite
verbv
verb

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

• start to burn or burst into flames

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• start or maintain a fire in

Alternatives for FIRING

Alternatives for FLARING

Alternatives for FUELING

Alternatives for KINDLING

Alternatives for LIGHTING

Alternatives for AROUSING

Alternatives for ENKINDLING

Alternatives for IGNITING

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