Extinguished and Light

Extinguished

Extinguished adjective - Of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement.

Light is an antonym for extinguished in topics: kill, put out a fire.

Nearby Words: extinguishing, extinguisher

Light

Light verb - To set (something) on fire.

Extinguished is an antonym for light.

Both words in one sentence

  • Nuclear Candle Later on, all the candles but one are extinguished, and yet the light level is almost the same.
  • In the final fight, one character finally does manage to light the thing ... only for its wick to be extinguished when a monster rips open the neck of another character, sending blood spraying everywhere and dousing the flame.
  • Thanks to this and a quirk in the way items in containers are tracked, if you put some in a bin and light it on fire, it will burn for over 9 months and cannot be extinguished.
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