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extinguished

ADJECTIVE
extinct
Synonyms
WEAK
abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exanimate exterminated fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out
Antonyms
WEAK
alive existing extant living
ADJECTIVE
nonexistent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absent negative tenuous vacant
WEAK
airy baseless blank chimerical dead defunct departed dreamlike dreamy empty ethereal extinct fancied few and far between flimsy gone gossamery groundless hallucinatory hypothetical illusory imaginary imagined immaterial imponderable insubstantial legendary lost missing mythical null null and void passed away passed on perished shadowy ungrounded unreal unsubstantial vague vaporous void without foundation
Antonyms
WEAK
actual existent existing real true
ADJECTIVE
out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
away outside
STRONG
absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted expired finished impossible outmoded
WEAK
at an end behind the times démodé not allowed not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up
Antonyms
STRONG
animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm
WEAK
here possible
ADJECTIVE
ruined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsed demolished ravaged smashed wrecked
STRONG
abolished annihilated crashed crushed decayed desolated exterminated extirpated subverted totaled
WEAK
extinct torn down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
sober
WEAK
flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

Example Sentences

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Officers attended and closed a number of streets in the area while the fire service extinguished the blaze.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Certainly, Iran emerges from this war gravely wounded, but far from extinguished as a regional power.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

There were no injuries, according to the report, and Dubai authorities later said firefighters had extinguished the blaze.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Shell said Thursday that the facility was damaged during the attack and that a fire had been extinguished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

And ditto the vinegar-soaked mirror and extinguished candle stub.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson