extinctadjective
uk/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/us/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/C1 not now existing:
There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
Many tribes became extinct when they came into contact with Western illnesses.
A lot of trades have become extinct because of the development of technology.
An extinct volcano is one that is not now active (= will not explode again).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Non-existence and not being
- absence
- absent
- aren't
- defunct
- non-existent
- nothingness
- presence
- such
- there's no such thing/person (as) idiom
- unfulfilled
- vanished
- void
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