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1. extinction
noun. ['ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈstɪŋʃən'] the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation.
Synonyms
- natural process
- activity
- action
- absorption
- scattering
Antonyms
- stabilisation
- stabilization
- defense
- catabolism
Etymology
- extinction (French)
- extinctio (Latin)
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Rhymes with Extinction
- abbreviation
- abdication
- abduction
- abduction
- aberration
- abolition
- abomination
- abortion
- abrogation
- absolution
- absorption
- absorption
- abstraction
- acceleration
- accession
- acclamation
- acclimation
- accommodation
- accreditation
- accretion
Sentences with extinction
1. Noun, singular or mass
The gray whale was another animal hunted to near extinction which made a slow and steady comeback.
2. Verb, base form
All three were hunted to extinction by humans.
Quotes about extinction
1. Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
- Ronald Reagan
2. Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
- Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
3. If I had a soul I sold itfor pretty wordsIf I had a body I usedit up spurting my essenceAllen Ginsberg warns youdont follow my pathto extinction
- Allen Ginsberg
2. extinction
noun. ['ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈstɪŋʃən'] complete annihilation.
Synonyms
- disintegration
- extermination
Antonyms
- dormant
- inactiveness
- inaction
Etymology
- extinction (French)
- extinctio (Latin)
3. extinction
noun. ['ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈstɪŋʃən'] no longer active; extinguished.
Synonyms
- extinct
- inactiveness
- inactivity
Antonyms
- action
- active
- activeness
- defeat
Etymology
- extinction (French)
- extinctio (Latin)
4. extinction
noun. ['ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈstɪŋʃən'] the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
Synonyms
- extinguishing
- quenching
- ending
- termination
Antonyms
- sink
- source
- inactivity
- discontinuance
Etymology
- extinction (French)
- extinctio (Latin)
5. extinction
noun. ['ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈstɪŋʃən'] a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus.
Synonyms
- conditioning
Antonyms
- discontinuation
- peristalsis
Etymology
- extinction (French)
- extinctio (Latin)
6. extinction
noun. ['ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈstɪŋʃən'] no longer in existence.
Synonyms
- death
Antonyms
- continuation
- monetization
Etymology
- extinction (French)
- extinctio (Latin)