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
Effacement and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effacement" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Effacement
Effacement noun - Withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous.
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Synonyms for Effacement
Extinction and effacement are semantically related. You can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Effacement".
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Related pairs
- end and extinction
- end and effacement
- annihilation and extinction
- annihilation and effacement
- destruction and extinction
- destruction and effacement
- ruin and extinction
- ruin and effacement
- cancel and extinction
- cancel and effacement
- loss and extinction
- loss and effacement
- abolition and extinction
- abolition and effacement
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