English Synonym Finder

quenched

Definitions

Satisfied one's thirst by drinking.

Extinguished a fire or light.

Rapidly cooled a heated metal to increase its hardness.

Examples

After the long hike in the desert, he finally quenched his thirst with a cold glass of water.

The heavy rain quenched the forest fire that had been burning for several days.

Synonyms

extinguished slaked satisfied suppressed damped allayed stifled

Antonyms

ignited kindled aggravated intensified aroused inflamed stimulated