Conservation
Conservation noun - The careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state.
Extinction is an antonym for conservation.
Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Usage example: the state's population of moose has been replenished, having once been hunted almost to extinction
Conservation is an antonym for extinction.
Nearby Word: extinct
How words are described
| aforementioned | aforementioned conservation | aforementioned extinction |
Both words in one sentence
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Many early conservation advocates felt that, while "moral" species like the deer were worth preserving, "immoral" species like wolves were not and deserved to be hunted to extinction.
Source: Predators Are Mean
Cite this Source
Extinction and Conservation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservation/extinction
Conservation & Extinction. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservation/extinction>.
Extinction or Conservation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conservation/extinction.
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