extinction
The dying out of a whole kind of animal or plant, so that none are left.
extinction in a sentence
- The dinosaurs' extinction happened millions of years ago.
- Conservationists are working to save the mountain gorilla from extinction.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to extinction?
- Adisappearance
- Brevival
- Csurvival
- Dexistence
Show the answer
A: disappearance. The other three mean the opposite of extinction.
Words that mean something similar
disappearance
Words that mean the opposite
survival, existence, revival
More words about weather & nature
- famine: A time when there is not enough food for many people to eat.
- fertile: Able to grow plenty of healthy plants or crops.
- flourish: To grow strongly and do very well.
- fragrant: Having a sweet, pleasant smell.
- frigid: Extremely cold.
- gale: A very strong wind.
- glorious: Wonderfully beautiful or impressive.
- humid: Warm and damp, with lots of moisture in the air.
More words to explore
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