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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exanimate exterminated fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out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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If, at times, the narrative structure sags and the character portraits blur, it’s in service to the immensity of hope and defiance extinguished by the airstrike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Baird said that while operations were being impacted, his primary concern was "getting the site back to where we need it to be" and making sure the fire was extinguished.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Smoke could be seen in the Airbus A321's cabin, but Denver Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

After a line of flames had been extinguished, the ash devil rose from the embers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The dousing extinguished Quackenbush’s rage, and he let go of me.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

extinguished

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