Active and Expired

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Active adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Expired is an antonym for active.

Nearby Words: action, activity, activate, acting, activated

Expired adjective - No longer existing.

Usage example: a wildlife organization dedicated to ensuring that the giant panda not be added to the list of expired species

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Active is an antonym for expired.

Nearby Words: expire, expiry, expiration, expiring

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Expired and Active. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/expired

Active & Expired. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/expired>.

Expired or Active. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/expired.

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