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COMBUSTING Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word combusting. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For COMBUSTING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
cooling

verb, adjective

v, adj

noun

• the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

• a mechanism for keeping something cool

dousing

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the act of wetting something by submerging it

extinguishing

verb

v

noun

• the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

halting

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• disabled in the feet or legs

• fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

quenching

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

smothering

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

ceasing

noun

n

noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

suppressing

verb, adjective

v, adj

verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

Alternatives for COOLING

Words (12)
Phrases (3)
Abbreviations (1)

Alternatives for DOUSING

Words (17)
Phrases (1)

Alternatives for EXTINGUISHING

Words (7)
Phrases (10)

Alternatives for HALTING

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for QUENCHING

Words (16)
Phrases (2)

Alternatives for SMOTHERING

Words (18)
Phrases (2)

Alternatives for CEASING

Words (10)
Phrases (2)

Alternatives for SUPPRESSING

Words (6)
Phrases (2)