Synonyms for extinct
ɪkˈstɪŋktex·tinct

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1. extinctadjective

   Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

   Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.

   Antonyms:
   burning

2. extinctadjective

   The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

   Antonyms:
   extant

3. extinctadjective

   Synonyms:
   dormant

   Antonyms:
   active

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extinct, nonextantadjective

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

   "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"

   Synonyms:
   out(p), nonextant

   Antonyms:
   surviving, living, live, alive, extant, active

2. extinctadjective

   (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

   "an extinct volcano"

   Synonyms:
   out(p), nonextant

   Antonyms:
   living, extant, active, live, surviving, alive

3. extinct, out(p)adjective

   being out or having grown cold

   "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"

   Antonyms:
   alive, active, live, living, extant, surviving

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. extinctadjective

   Synonyms:
   extinguished, quenched, put out

2. extinctadjective

   Synonyms:
   ended, terminated, closed, brought to an end, no longer existing

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "extinct":

   extirpated, missing, disappeared, gone, vanished, extinguishment

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How to use extinct in a sentence?

1. Bai Yun:

   But we're very proud of what we've accomplished. We set out to help the species and keep it from going extinct and with our Chinese colleagues we've accomplished that.

2. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov:

   Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, and the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.

3. Lee Berger:

   The discovery of a single skull of a child, in such a remote location within the cave system adds mystery as to how these many remains came to be in these remote, dark spaces of the Rising Star Cave system, it is just another riddle among many that surround this fascinating extinct human relative.

4. Matteo Fabbri:

   We included seals, whales, elephants, mice, hummingbirds. We have dinosaurs of different sizes, extinct marine reptiles like mosasaurs and plesiosaurs. We have animals that weigh several tons, and animals that are just a few grams. The spread is very big.

5. Bertrand Russell, Playboy Interview - March 1963:

   The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century.