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(ɪkstɪŋkt)
1. adjective
A species of animal or plant that is extinct no longer has any living members, either in the world or in a particular place.
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
...the bones of extinct animals.
Synonyms: dead, lost, gone, vanished More Synonyms of extinct
2. adjective
If a particular kind of worker, way of life, or type of activity is extinct, it no longer exists, because of changes in society.
Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.
Synonyms: obsolete, abolished, void, terminated More Synonyms of extinct
3. adjective
An extinct volcano is one that does not erupt or is not expected to erupt any more.
Its tallest volcano, long extinct, is Olympus Mons.
Synonyms: inactive, extinguished, doused, out More Synonyms of extinct

extinct in British English

(ɪkˈstɪŋkt)
adjective
1. 
(of an animal or plant species) having no living representative; having died out
2. 
quenched or extinguished
3. 
(of a volcano) no longer liable to erupt; inactive
4. 
void or obsolete
an extinct political office
Word origin
C15: from Latin exstinctus quenched, from exstinguere to extinguish

extinct in American English

(ɛkˈstɪŋkt; ɪkˈstɪŋkt)
adjective
1. 
a. 
having died down or burned out; extinguished
an extinct fire
b. 
no longer active
an extinct volcano
2. 
no longer in existence or use; specif., having no living descendant
an extinct species
3. 
that no living person holds or can claim
said of offices, titles, etc.
4. 
no longer spoken as a native language
SIMILAR WORDS:  dead
Word origin
ME < L extinctus, exstinctus, pp. of exstinguere: see extinguish

Examples of 'extinct' in a sentence
extinct

We realised ten years ago that we needed to change or we would become extinct.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So it makes sense that a lot of life went extinct at that time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The story was good because it made me think about extinct animals.
The Sun (2010)
If they were returned now they would become extinct.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many of the extinct animals were enormous compared with their modern cousins.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Most marine life would be extinct.
The Sun (2009)
When the greys arrived in the neighbourhood, reds would become extinct within a decade.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But you're looking at the peak of an extinct volcano.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They say that rare small mammals that have become extinct on mainland Australia will be at risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These might sound like nasty diseases or extinct animals, but they are actually names of clouds.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
An extinct military volcano, no longer spewing out khaki lava.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The bad news: humans will almost certainly have become extinct by then anyway.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Then, a pond was drained and amid the slime there were two extinct animals.
Siegel, Bernie S. (MD) Love, Medicine and Miracles (1990)
Or they wouldn't have nearly become extinct.
The Sun (2009)
His Wisdom tells me such things are not allowed to die or become extinct.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
Rats the size of sheep could be a reality if larger mammals become extinct, it has been claimed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is a South Atlantic island with an extinct volcano in the middle.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Other smaller, less well-known animals became extinct as well.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
In the next three years about 9 million head were killed; after another decade the animals were almost extinct.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
We have found consistent patterns in these evolutionary changes, in groups of animals that are extinct, and in othersthat survive.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
A professor heads an expedition down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the innermost point of the planet, and there discovers a prehistoric land.
The Sun (2009)

In other languages
extinct

British English: extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ ADJECTIVE
If a species of animals is extinct, it no longer has any living members.
...the most recently distinct dinosaur ever discovered.
  • American English: extinct
  • Arabic: مُنْقَرِض
  • Brazilian Portuguese: extinto
  • Chinese: 灭绝的
  • Croatian: izumro
  • Czech: vyhynulý
  • Danish: uddød
  • Dutch: uitgestorven
  • European Spanish: extinto
  • Finnish: sukupuuttoon kuollut
  • French: disparu
  • German: ausgestorben
  • Greek: εξαφανισμένος
  • Italian: estinto
  • Japanese: 絶滅した
  • Korean: 멸종한
  • Norwegian: utdødd
  • Polish: wymarły
  • European Portuguese: extinto
  • Romanian: dispărut
  • Russian: вымерший
  • Latin American Spanish: extinto
  • Swedish: utdöd
  • Thai: สูญพันธุ์
  • Turkish: soyu tükenmiş
  • Ukrainian: вимерлий
  • Vietnamese: tuyệt chủng

Chinese translation of 'extinct'

extinct

(ɪksˈtɪŋkt)

adj

  1. [animal, plant] 灭(滅)绝(絕)的 (mièjué de)
  2. [volcano] 熄灭(滅)的 (xīmiè de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
(of an animal or plant species) having died out
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
Synonyms
dead
The late president has been dead for a year now.
lost
The sense of community is lost.
gone
The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone.
vanished
defunct
Opposites
living
,
existing
,
surviving
,
active
,
alive
,
thriving
,
flourishing
,
extant
2 (adjective) 
Definition
no longer in existence, esp. because of social changes
Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western World.
Synonyms
obsolete
The company says the plant is obsolete and does not merit further investment.
abolished
void
terminated
defunct
the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party
3 (adjective) 
The island's tallest volcano is long extinct.
Synonyms
inactive
extinguished
doused
out
There was an occasional spark but the fire was out.
snuffed out
quenched

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defunct
Definition
no longer existing or working properly
the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party
Synonyms
dead,
extinct,
gone,
departed (euphemistic),
expired,
deceased,
bygone,
nonexistent
in the sense of gone
Definition
no longer present or no longer in existence
The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone.
Synonyms
dead,
no more,
departed (euphemistic),
extinct,
deceased,
defunct
in the sense of lost
Definition
no longer possessed or existing
The sense of community is lost.
Synonyms
gone,
finished,
destroyed,
vanished,
extinct,
defunct,
died out

Synonyms of 'extinct'

extinct

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