BYPAST Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bypast

adjective

ˈbī-ˌpast

Definition of bypast

as in extinct

no longer existing those bypast days when gasoline was cheap

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Her company Arcaea has raised $78 million and previously created the fragrance brand Future Society, which makes scents by sequencing the DNA of extinct flowers.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
The company has pursued efforts to recreate extinct species, including the dodo and woolly mammoth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of extinct

Adjective

That concert left such an impression, followed by one at the now-defunct Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, that Halperin relocated from New York to Los Angeles.

— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
The firm, co-founded by lawyer David Boies, is known for representing victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, as well as corporate clients including Amazon and the defunct health technology company Theranos.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of defunct

Adjective

An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026

Definition of gone

Adjective

In the absence of physical tickets, multiple bespoke, aftermarket businesses have sprouted, each offering fans the opportunity to reclaim a bygone tradition.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Cope, who participated in Frieze London with his namesake gallery, is intentionally alluding to a bygone era of art fairs with his participation in the Dallas and London Invitationals.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bygone

Adjective

An expired website previously used by a government office, nonprofit or business can eventually lead somewhere completely unrelated.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The Colts star was not arrested, but was cited for an expired registration and given a summons for possession of marijuana, per ESPN.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of expired

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