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EXTINCTION Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word extinction. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word extinction. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EXTINCTION

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extermination
nounn
noun

• complete annihilation

• the act of exterminating

annihilation
verb, nounv, n
noun

• destruction by annihilating something

• total destruction

annulment
nounn
noun

• the state of being cancelled or annulled

• (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

• the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

death
nounn
noun

• the event of dying or departure from life

• the personification of death

• the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism

• the absence of life or state of being dead

• the time when something ends

• the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

• a final state

• the act of killing

destruction
noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• an event that completely destroys something

• a final state

downfall
nounn
noun

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

elimination
nounn
noun

• the act of removing or getting rid of something

• the bodily process of discharging waste matter

• analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives

• the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations

• the murder of a competitor

eradication
nounn
noun

• the complete destruction of every trace of something

obliteration
nounn
noun

• destruction by annihilating something

• the complete destruction of every trace of something

termination
nounn
noun

• a coming to an end of a contract period

• a place where something ends or is complete

• something that results

• the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

• the act of ending something

vanishing
adjectiveadj
noun

• a sudden or mysterious disappearance

• a sudden disappearance from sight

defunctness
nounn
noun

• no longer in existence

extinguishing
verbv
noun

• the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

quenching
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

experimental extinction
nounn
noun

• a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

Best Hypernyms For EXTINCTION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for extinction, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
action activity annihilation conclusion conditioning death disintegration ending inaction inactiveness inactivity termination
Phrases (2)
natural actionnatural process

Alternatives for EXTERMINATION

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