extinction
/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/noun3 syllables
Extinction means: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
Synonyms for extinction5
noun, as in the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
noun, as in no longer in existence
noun, as in complete annihilation
noun, as in a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
What does extinction mean?6
noun
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning“the extinction of the lights”
no longer in existence“the extinction of a species”
complete annihilation“they think a meteor caused the extinction of the dinosaurs”
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
no longer active; extinguished“the extinction of the volcano”
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with extinction?1
three syllables
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Extinction in a sentence
- Now we want to save our languages from extinction, not talk about them.Amastan
- The widespread extinction of animal and plant species is creating problems.megamanenm
- Some wild animals are on the verge of extinction.CM
- Many fragile species are on the verge of extinction.unknown
- Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.CM
- Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.CK
- This bird is now in danger of extinction.ddnktr
- We're at the beginning of a global mass extinction event.shekitten
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Forms of extinction
as a noun
- plural
- extinctions