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extinct

[ik-stingkt] / ɪkˈstɪŋkt /
ADJECTIVE
dead, obsolete
Synonyms
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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exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out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
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alive existing extant living

Example Sentences

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To place this species within the rhino family tree, Fraser and her team analyzed 57 other rhinocerotid species, most of which are extinct.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

And if doubles are an endangered species, triples are practically extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

A butterfly officially classed as extinct in the UK has been seen at sites across southern England, says a conservation charity.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The species was certified extinct after the last known wild Barbary was shot in Morocco in 1921.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But language is a living thing, always evolving, and It is I is just about extinct.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.