Animate and Defunct

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Animate

Animate adjective - Having or showing life.
Usage example: had a dream about a sandwich that becomes animate
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Defunct is an antonym for animate.
Nearby Words: animated, animation, animal, animating, animator

Defunct

Defunct adjective - No longer living.
Usage example: a defunct species that we know only through fossil remains
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Animate is an antonym for defunct.
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Defunct and Animate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/animate/defunct
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