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Synonyms for extinction
ɪkˈstɪŋk ʃənex·tinc·tion

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. extinction

    Synonyms:
    destruction, stifling, suffocation, death, cessation, annihilation, obsolescence

    Antonyms:
    origination, inception, planting, birth, fife, course, operation, action, exercise, prosperity, continuance, survival

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. extinctionnoun

    no longer active; extinguished

    "the extinction of the volcano"

    Synonyms:
    extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, extinguishing

  2. extinction, defunctnessnoun

    no longer in existence

    "the extinction of a species"

    Synonyms:
    extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, extinguishing

  3. extinctionnoun

    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation

    Synonyms:
    extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, extinguishing

  4. extinction, exterminationnoun

    complete annihilation

    "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"

    Synonyms:
    extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, liquidation, extinguishing

  5. extinction, experimental extinctionnoun

    a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

    Synonyms:
    extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, extinguishing

  6. extinction, extinguishing, quenchingnoun

    the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

    "the extinction of the lights"

    Synonyms:
    extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, extinguishing

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. extinctionnoun

    Synonyms:
    extinguishment

  2. extinctionnoun

    Synonyms:
    destruction, annihilation, extirpation, extermination, excision, abolition, abolishment

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#21097lapse
#21577disappearance
#22953disappearing
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#40453quench
#41263extinguishing
#42514extermination
#44044obsolescence
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#51207stifling
#56694suffocation
#89722extinguishment
#140219extirpation

How to use extinction in a sentence?

  1. Jeff McDermott:

    Coal has no technology path, it's got nowhere to go but extinction.

  2. David Mooney:

    There is a massive decline in the number of funds, and no replacements, there has been a near 'extinction event' in commodities hedge funds.

  3. Profession Sean Gulick:

    A much smaller cousin, or sister, doesn't necessarily add to what we know about the dinosaurs' extinction, but it does add to our understanding of the astronomical event that was Chicxulub.

  4. Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri:

    There is no tangible evidence that trade bans have ever saved a species from extinction, it is imperative for our regional economy that SADC countries unite in defending our right to sustainably use our natural resources.

  5. Chris Stringer:

    This in turn may reinforce the idea that the successful spread of modern humans from Africa after about 60,000 years ago played at least a role, if not the most significant role, in the physical extinction of other forms of humans outside of Africa, however, at least some of those other forms of human did not go completely extinct, since their DNA lives on in us today through ancient interbreeding between the archaic and early modern populations. This leaves open the fascinating possibility that even floresiensis might have contributed some of its DNA to living groups in the region, if there was at least a short overlap between floresiensis and sapiens about 50,000 years ago.


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