Active and Defunct

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Active

Active adjective - Being in effective operation.
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Defunct is an antonym for active.
Nearby Words: action, activity, activate, acting, activated

Defunct

Defunct adjective - No longer existing.
Usage example: a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization
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Active is an antonym for defunct.
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  • Soviet Superscience The Russian manned space program is still very much active, while its US counterpart is essentially defunct.
    Source: Soviet Superscience
  • Film / Kill Bill aka: Kill Bill Vol 2 The ironic part is, by the time she woke up, the Deadly Vipers were defunct as a team; in fact, only two of them were still active criminals.
    Source: Film / Kill Bill aka: Kill Bill Vol 2
  • Hosted first at the now defunct MSN groups and now at Invisionfree, Marvels has been active since November 9th 2007 with no signs of stopping.
    Source: Roleplay / Marvels RPG
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