Breathing and Extinct

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Breathing adjective - Having or showing life.

Usage example: realized that he didn't need a comic-book superhero, since he had a real, breathing hero in his father

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Extinct is an antonym for breathing.

Nearby Words: breathe, breathless, breath, breather, breathed

Extinct adjective - No longer existing.

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Breathing is an antonym for extinct.

Nearby Word: extinction

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Extinct and Breathing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/breathing/extinct

Breathing & Extinct. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/breathing/extinct>.

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