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Defunct

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WordDefinition
deadnoun(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
inoperativeNot working or functioning; either idle or broken.

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WordDefinition
dead(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
inoperativeNot working or functioning; either idle or broken.
deceasedNo longer alive; dead.
extinct(figurative) (biology) Of an animal or plant species or group of species, a group of people, a family, etc., having no living members, representatives, or descendants.
obsolete(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).
departedverbHaving gone away.
lateNear the end of a period of time.
missingNot present when it (they) should be.
outmodedObsolete.
invalidNot valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.
outdatedOut of date; not the latest; obsolete.
old-fashionedOf an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
oldOf an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
ancientnounHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
bygoneHaving been or happened in the distant past.
formerPrevious.
dissolvedthat has been disintegrated in a solvent
decommissioned
deadeObsolete spelling of dead. [(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)]
deadbornnoun(dated, rare) Stillborn.

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