extinct

[ik-stingkt] / ɪkˈstɪŋkt /

ADJECTIVE

dead, obsolete

Synonyms

WEAK

abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exanimate exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existing extant living

Example Sentences

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The species, immortalised as "Ratty" in The Wind in the Willows, has been locally extinct for two decades said David Elliott, National Trust lead ranger for South Downs West.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

"In heathlands like this one, native mosses have gone locally extinct or reduced significantly in their populations," he says.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

By the judgment of many, the red wolf is now extinct but for its genes, which live on in large coyotes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Our witnesses were 643 living and extinct species.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Cyrene’s other principal local export was silphion, a plant that is now extinct but whose products had a universe of uses in antiquity.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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