extinction

noun

How many syllables in extinction?

There are 3 syllables in the word extinction.

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ex · tinc · tion

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Definition of extinction:

extinction (noun):: the end of a particular way of life or type of activity; the act of making extinct or causing to be extinguished; the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation.

Synonyms for extinction:

abolition

absorption

action

activity

annihilation

death

decimation

defunctness

demolition

destruction

devastation

dying out

eradication

excision

experimental extinction

extermination

extinguishing

extirpation

havoc

loss

natural process

obliteration

oblivion

quenching

ruin

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Antonyms for extinction:

accomplishment

achievement

birth

building

constructing

construction

creation

development

erecting

erection

establishment

fabrication

fixing

formation

forming

foundation

generation

improvement

invention

levitation

making

manufacture

mending

nativity

origination

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