extinct
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for extinct
Synonyms: Adjective
bygone, bypast, dead, defunct, departed, done, expired, gone, nonextant, vanished
Antonyms: Adjective
alive, existent, existing, extant, living
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Examples of extinct in a Sentence
Adjective
Many of these old traditions have since become extinct. a few overgrown ruins are all that remain of that once mighty but now extinct civilizationRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Thought to be extinct in the late 1800s, the southern white rhino is classified today as near threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which determines the conservation status of species. — Rachel Fobar, National Geographic, "Proposal to open up rhino horn trade rejected," 25 Aug. 2019 Indeed, a recent report found 431 plant species previously thought to be extinct have been rediscovered. — Commentary, Quartz Africa, "Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm," 24 Aug. 2019 This particular variety of ohai is now extinct in Hawaii. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Palomar College’s arboretum to reopen with access-for-all trails in September," 11 Aug. 2019 The ranch is in the area where the ferrets were discovered in 1981 after they were thought to be extinct. — USA TODAY, "Smokey Bear, tarantula trek, censoring Adam and Eve: News from around our 50 states," 9 Aug. 2019 By the 1930s, one Andamanese tribe, the Jangil, was extinct. — Alex Perry, Outside Online, "The Last Days of John Allen Chau," 24 July 2019 The population around the Chesapeake Bay was feared to be extinct in the mid-1990s. — Fox News, "Sturgeon, America's forgotten dinosaurs, are showing signs of life," 10 July 2019 Meanwhile, aldermen are nearly extinct: Melrose’s switch is expected to be finalized sometime this summer, leaving the aldermen of Woburn on their own. — Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, "In Massachusetts, ‘aldermen’ are nearly extinct," 6 July 2019 The egg extraction is just the one part of a long journey to keep the northern white rhino from becoming extinct. — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, "Eggs extracted from the last 2 northern white rhinos may save the species," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'extinct.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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