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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1. Maxim Behar:

   The perception of PR agencies as editorial teams in the years of social media revolution is all the more relevant given that traditional media are no longer just endangered species, but are actually going extinct.

2. Gerard McGuirk:

   Without commercial plantations, it will just become extinct, there's no doubt about that.

3. Tokuo Hayakawa:

   This region will definitely go extinct.

4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   listen!! my real wish is for people of all races, ethnicities, class and creeds, to show humanity, love and respect for each other. this was the same things bob marley, peter tosh, and all our trench town people wished for, but never see materializing. I did say- man is a communal animal. if he loses this communality then he will perish and become extinct my reggae aims to keep that wish alive. but still I hope..

5. Joshua Schiffman:

   By all logical reasoning, elephants should be developing a tremendous amount of cancer, and in fact, should be extinct by now due to such a high risk for cancer, we think that making more p53 is nature's way of keeping this species alive.