Antonyms for extinct
ɪkˈstɪŋktex·tinct

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1. extinctadjective

   Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)

   Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.

   Antonyms:
   burning

2. extinctadjective

   The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.

   Antonyms:
   extant

3. extinctadjective

   Synonyms:
   dormant

   Antonyms:
   active

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1. extinct, nonextantadjective

   no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

   "an extinct species of fish"; "an extinct royal family"; "extinct laws and customs"

   Antonyms:
   surviving, living, live, alive, extant, active

   Synonyms:
   out(p), nonextant

2. extinctadjective

   (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive

   "an extinct volcano"

   Antonyms:
   living, extant, active, live, surviving, alive

   Synonyms:
   out(p), nonextant

3. extinct, out(p)adjective

   being out or having grown cold

   "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"

   Antonyms:
   alive, active, live, living, extant, surviving

How to use extinct in a sentence?

1. Chris Stringer:

   This in turn may reinforce the idea that the successful spread of modern humans from Africa after about 60,000 years ago played at least a role, if not the most significant role, in the physical extinction of other forms of humans outside of Africa, however, at least some of those other forms of human did not go completely extinct, since their DNA lives on in us today through ancient interbreeding between the archaic and early modern populations. This leaves open the fascinating possibility that even floresiensis might have contributed some of its DNA to living groups in the region, if there was at least a short overlap between floresiensis and sapiens about 50,000 years ago.

2. Haimer abdou:

   Two things do not extinct from our life, death ans God.

3. Robert Watson:

   If we do not act now, many of the million threatened species will become as extinct as the dodo on this tie.

4. Matteo Fabbri:

   We included seals, whales, elephants, mice, hummingbirds. We have dinosaurs of different sizes, extinct marine reptiles like mosasaurs and plesiosaurs. We have animals that weigh several tons, and animals that are just a few grams. The spread is very big.

5. Luis Merlo:

   Some 60-70 percent of (amphibians) are in critical danger or almost extinct.

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