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
At the end of the book, Kulick tackles why — or even if — the reader might care that this tiny language is about to go extinct. — Lucinda Robb, Washington Post, "As a language dies, who will mourn? Should anyone?," 9 Aug. 2019 To find out, the research team looked at previously collected archaeological and paleontological data, which pinpoint the times that many of New Zealand’s birds went extinct, according to Roni Dengler of Discover. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "It Will Take New Zealand 50 Million Years to Recover Its Lost Bird Biodiversity," 6 Aug. 2019 Previously, researchers believed that some of the predators went extinct due to competition for prey. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Fossils in La Brea Tar Pits reveal why coyotes still exist, but not saber-toothed cats," 5 Aug. 2019 Ninety-nine percent of all the species that have ever lived on Earth have gone extinct. — Kelsey Piper, Vox, "99 percent of species have gone extinct. A new study looks at our odds of avoiding that fate.," 30 July 2019 There were people — powerful conservationists and wilderness activists — who would rather see the mighty condor go extinct than be relegated to zoos, even temporarily. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How the California condor returned from the brink of extinction," 24 July 2019 There were people — powerful conservationists and wilderness activists — who would rather see the mighty condor go extinct than be relegated to zoos, even temporarily. — Los Angeles Times, "How the California condor returned from the brink of extinction," 24 July 2019 At Channel Islands National Park in California, the Channel Island foxes had nearly gone extinct when they were added to the Endangered Species List in 2004. — CBS News, "On the brink: The Endangered Species Act," 21 July 2019 If that patch of forest is destroyed, the geckos could go extinct. — National Geographic, "This shy Caribbean lizard is now a coveted pet—and critically endangered. How did this happen?," 30 Apr. 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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