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FIRE-RAISING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word fire-raising. (opposite meanings)
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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

Alternatives for CONTAINMENT

Alternatives for CONTROL

Alternatives for DOWSING

Alternatives for PREVENTION

Alternatives for QUELLING

Alternatives for QUENCHING

Alternatives for SMOTHERING

Alternatives for SUPPRESSION

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