FIRE-RAISING Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For FIRE-RAISING
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containment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully • (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor • the act of containing; keeping something from spreading | ||||||||
control | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • power to direct or determine • a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another • (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc • a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment • the activity of managing or exerting control over something • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another • discipline in personal and social activities • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine • a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance • the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. verb • exercise authoritative control or power over • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits • handle and cause to function • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard • place under restrictions; limit access to by law • verify by using a duplicate register for comparison • be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something • have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | ||||||||
dowsing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod | ||||||||
prevention | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of preventing | ||||||||
quelling | verbv | |||||||
noun • forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | ||||||||
quenching | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | ||||||||
smothering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | ||||||||
suppression | nounn | |||||||
noun • the failure to develop some part or organ • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation • forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | ||||||||
extinguishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished. • The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. | ||||||||
snuffing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the charred portion of a candlewick • a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time • finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose • sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose adjective satellite • snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown verb • sniff or smell inquiringly • inhale (something) through the nose |