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extinction

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Synonyms & Antonyms of extinction

the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless

the state's population of moose has been replenished, having once been hunted almost to extinction

Synonyms for extinction

annihilation,
decimation,
demolishment,
demolition,
desolation,
destruction,
devastation,
extermination,
havoc,
loss,
mincemeat,
obliteration,
ruin,
ruination,
wastage,
wreckage

Words Related to extinction

depredation,
despoilment,
despoliation

breakup,
collapse,
disintegration,
dissolution

assassination,
execution,
killing,
massacre,
slaughter

dismantlement,
effacement,
eradication

Near Antonyms for extinction

rescue,
salvage,
salvation,
saving

conservation,
preservation,
protection

reclamation,
reconstruction,
re-creation,
refurbishment,
regeneracy,
remodeling,
renovation,
restoration

Antonyms for extinction

building,
construction,
erection,
raising

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“Extinction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinction. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.

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