Dormant and Extinct

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Dormant adjective - Being in a state of suspended consciousness.

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Extinct is an antonym for dormant.

Nearby Word: dormancy

Extinct adjective - No longer existing.

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Dormant is an antonym for extinct.

Nearby Word: extinction

In the (chronologically) first book, the site of Landing, the colonists' first settlement on Pern, is on a plateau between three volcanic cones, two of which are thought to be extinct and one dormant.

Source: Chekhov's Volcano

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