Extinct

//ɪkˈstɪŋkt//

Synonyms for "extinct" (194 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Strong matches (58)

Related words (97)

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Translations

123 translations across 41 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • مُنْقَرِض adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Armenian

3 entries
  • հանգած adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • մարած adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • վերացած adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Bengali

1 entries
  • নাস্তানাবুদ adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • изгаснал adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • изгаснал adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • измрял adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • изтребвам verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Catalan

4 entries
  • extint adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • extint adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • extint adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • extingir verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 斷種 /断种 verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 滅種 /灭种 verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)
  • 灭绝 verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)
  • 絕種 /绝种 verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Czech

3 entries
  • vyhaslý adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • vyhynulý adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • vymřelý adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Danish

2 entries
  • uddød adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • udrydde verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Dutch

4 entries
  • dood adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • in onbruik adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)
  • slapend adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • uit adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • formortinta adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Faroese

1 entries
  • útdeyður adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hiipunut adj (of feelings, a person’s spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put out, as if like a fire — see also quenched, suppressed)
  • hävinnyt adj (of a radioisotope: no longer occurring primordially due to having decayed away completely)
  • kadonnut adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)
  • poistunut adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)

French

3 entries
  • disparu adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • éteint adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • éteint adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Galician

2 entries
  • extinto adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • extinto adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)

German

4 entries
  • ausgestorben adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • erloschen adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • erloschen adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • auslöschen verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Hawaiian

3 entries
  • halapohe adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • make adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • nalowale adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • כבוי adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • כבוי adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • נכחד adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Hindi

1 entries
  • विलुप्त adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • elhamvadt adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • kialudt adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • kialudt adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • kihalt adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • mati adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • mati adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • padam adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • punah adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 廃れた adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)
  • 死に絶えた adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • 死んだ adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • 消えた adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Korean

3 entries
  • 멸종된 adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • 멸종된 adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • 멸종한 adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • išnykęs adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)
  • išnykęs adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • nebenaudojamas adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)
  • užgesęs adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • изумрен adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Malay

2 entries
  • mati adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • pupus adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • utrydde verb (to cause (an animal or plant species) to die out completely or become extinct)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • utdødd adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • utdødd adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • utdøydd adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Persian

1 entries
  • منقرض adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Polish

4 entries
  • martwy adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)
  • wygasły adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • wygasły adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • wymarły adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • apagado adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • extinguido adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • extinto adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • extinto adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)

Russian

4 entries
  • вы́мерший adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • поту́хший adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • поту́хший adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • уга́сший adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Slovak

2 entries
  • vyhynutý adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • vymretý adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Spanish

3 entries
  • extinto adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • extinto adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • extinto adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)

Swedish

4 entries
  • slocknad adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • slocknad adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)
  • släckt adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)
  • utdöd adj (of customs, offices, etc.: no longer existing or in use; of a title of nobility: no longer having any person qualified to hold it — see also defunct, discontinued, obsolete)

Thai

1 entries
  • สูญพันธุ์ adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Turkish

1 entries
  • söndürülmek adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ви́мерлий adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • згаслий adj (of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining — see also extinguished, quenched)

Welsh

2 entries
  • diflanedig adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)
  • marw adj (of a geological feature: no longer active; of a volcano: no longer erupting)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אויסגעשטאָרבן adj (of an animal or plant species, a class of people, a family, etc.: having died out completely; no longer in existence)

Sample sentences

47 total sentences available.

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Dinosaurs are now extinct.

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Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.

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The species will be made extinct by the end of this century.

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This custom became extinct a long time ago.

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