Dictionary Check: extinct

"extinct" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

adjective

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

Example: "an extinct species of fish"
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adjective

(of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive

Example: "an extinct volcano"
Antonyms:
adjective

being out or having grown cold

Example: "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"
Synonyms:
out

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