Word Explorer

Extinction

🔄 Synonyms of "Extinction"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
quenchingnoun	(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
exterminationnoun	The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
experimental extinctionnoun	a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
extinguishingnoun	The process by which something is extinguished.
defunctnessnoun	The state or quality of being defunct.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Extinction"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
exterminationnoun	The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
extinguishingnoun	The process by which something is extinguished.
defunctnessnoun	The state or quality of being defunct.
quenchingnoun	(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.
experimental extinctionnoun	a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
extirpated	(of a species) Locally extinct (though alive elsewhere).
annihilationnoun	The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
deathnoun	The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
dienoun	The cubical part of a pedestal; a plinth.
expirationnoun	An act, process, or instance of expiring.
deactivationnoun	The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.
deletionnoun	The act of deleting.
destructionnoun	The act of destroying.
disbandmentnoun	The act of disbanding
extirpationnoun	The act of extirpating or uprooting.
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
extinguishmentnoun	The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
eradicationnoun	The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
lapsingnoun	The act or process by which something lapses.