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    extinction
    /ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct: "preventing the extinction of this unique frog will require the restoration of ponds and surrounding habitats"
    • 2. reduction to zero in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium, due to absorption, reflection, or scattering: "ultraviolet extinction"

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    Synonyms for EXTINCTION: destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, demolition, extermination, annihilation, obliteration; Antonyms of EXTINCTION: building, construction, saving, salvation, raising, erection, rescue, conservation

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  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › extinctionEXTINCTION - 61 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    Synonyms and antonyms of extinction in English. extinction. noun. These are words and phrases related to extinction. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of extinction. ABOLITION. Synonyms. abolition. elimination. ending. termination. eradication. dissolution. abolishment. invalidation. vitiation.

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    Synonyms and antonyms of extinct in English. extinct. adjective. These are words and phrases related to extinct. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of extinct. The passenger pigeon is extinct. Synonyms. defunct. dead. vanished. lost. gone. no longer in existence. died out. no longer surviving.

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    Synonyms for EXTINCTION: extermination, extirpation, abolition, annihilation, eradication, extinguishment, defunctness, liquidation, dying-out, obliteration, quenching, drowning, death, putting-out, decease.

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    noun. These are words and phrases related to extinction. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of extinction. ABOLITION. Synonyms. abolition. elimination. ending. termination. eradication. dissolution. abolishment. invalidation. vitiation. repeal. annulment. nullification. revocation. cancellation.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusEXTINCTION Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

    Definition. the end of a particular way of life or type of activity. Many species have been hunted to the point of extinction. Synonyms. dying out. death. destruction. abolition. oblivion. extermination. annihilation. eradication. obliteration. excision. extirpation (formal) See examples for synonyms. Copyright © 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers.