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extinct

/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/adjective2 syllables

Extinct means: no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives.

Synonyms for extinct19

adjective, as in no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

nonextant, dead, nonexistent

adjective, as in being out or having grown cold

out, dead

adjective, as in (of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive

dead

also used for extinct

anachronistic, antediluvial, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, backward, backwards, behind the times, cobwebbed, absent, beingless, inessential, inexistent, null

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Opposites of extinct

extant, active

What does extinct mean?3

adjective

1

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives“an extinct species of fish”

2

being out or having grown cold“threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”

3

(of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive“an extinct volcano”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with extinct?4

one syllable

linkedblinked

two syllables

distinct

three syllables

indistinct
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Extinct in a sentence

  • As likely as not, whales will be extinct by the end of this century.unknown
  • Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct.CM
  • If trends continue, the language is likely to become extinct in the near future.sundown
  • Once a species goes extinct, it's gone forever.Spamster
  • It is said that every week, a language goes extinct somewhere in the world.AlanF_US
  • If something isn't done, this species will soon go extinct.mailohilohi
  • Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.CK
  • The species will be made extinct by the end of this century.timmartin

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