Delete
Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Extinguish and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extinguish" instead a verb "Delete".
Extinguish
Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.
Delete and extinguish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Extinguish".
Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- annihilate and delete
- annihilate and extinguish
- eliminate and delete
- eliminate and extinguish
- exterminate and delete
- exterminate and extinguish
- abolish and delete
- abolish and extinguish
- cancel and delete
- cancel and extinguish
- do away with and delete
- do away with and extinguish
- destroy and delete
- destroy and extinguish
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Extinguish and Delete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delete/extinguish
Delete & Extinguish. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delete/extinguish>.
Extinguish or Delete. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delete/extinguish.
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