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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Inside the 400,000-year-old extinct volcanic cinder cone, which is about 40 miles northeast of Flagstaff, are artwork and a naked-eye observatory with tunnels and chambers aligned with solar, lunar and stellar events.

— Rebecca 'Becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2026
And people here once spoke now extinct Norn, an Old Norse language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of extinct

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For example, in 2022, the FCC implemented a new rule requiring operators to dispose of dead satellites within five years, aimed at ensuring defunct spacecraft would not remain spaceborne garbage for decades to come.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
That was a goalless draw for the men’s team against Petrolul Ploiesti in August 1995 being followed by a 1-0 loss in Romania to exit the now defunct Cup Winners’ Cup at the qualifying stage.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of defunct

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While the glass and steel of the outside remind visitors of a bygone era, the inside is a series of clean exhibition spaces, thanks to a 2011 renovation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
In his new book, Fast + Louche, the New York Times best-selling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent turns his former Interview magazine column into a gritty yet glamorous glimpse into a bygone era of celebrity.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026

Definition of bygone

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