exterminated

ADJECTIVE

extinct

Synonyms

WEAK

abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exanimate extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out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

lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dead obsolete wasted

STRONG

abolished annihilated bygone consumed demolished devastated dissipated eradicated forgotten frittered gone lapsed misspent misused obliterated past perished ruined squandered wrecked

WEAK

out-of-date unremembered wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONG

current present repaired saved

WEAK

accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant existent existing found living successful winning

ADJECTIVE

ruined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsed demolished ravaged smashed wrecked

STRONG

abolished annihilated crashed crushed decayed desolated extinguished extirpated subverted totaled

WEAK

extinct torn down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sober

WEAK

flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

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Within about 50 years, the crocodiles had been completely exterminated.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Humans exterminated the passenger pigeon, the great auk and the Carolina parakeet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Sheinbaum evoked the Holocaust, saying “many of my relatives ... were exterminated in concentration camps.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Live mosquitoes will be exterminated using ultraviolet light.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Those historical inequalities have cast long shadows on the modern world, because the literate societies with metal tools have conquered or exterminated the other societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

exterminated

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