Extinguish and Highlighting

Opposite meaning words

Extinguish verb - To cause to cease burning.

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Highlighting is an antonym for extinguish.

Highlighting noun - An area of lightness in a picture.

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Extinguish is an antonym for highlighting in topics: illuminate, make light.

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Highlighting and Extinguish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinguish/highlighting

Extinguish & Highlighting. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinguish/highlighting>.

Highlighting or Extinguish. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinguish/highlighting.

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