EXTINCTION Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word extinction. (close relations)
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 |