defunct

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of DEFUNCT

no longer existing <a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization>

Synonyms bygone, bypast, dead, defunct, departed, done, expired, gone, nonextant, vanished

Near Antonyms active, dynamic, thriving, vibrant

Antonyms alive, existent, existing, extant, living

no longer living <a defunct species that we know only through fossil remains>

Synonyms asleep, breathless, cold, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, fallen, gone, late, lifeless, low

Related Words extinct; dying, fading, moribund; stillborn; finished, lapsed, terminated; inanimate, insensate, nonliving

Near Antonyms animated; dynamic, lively, thriving, vibrant, vital, vivacious; active, functioning, operative, running

Antonyms alive, animate, breathing, going, live, living, quick

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