Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Failure and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Extinction and failure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Failure".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar extinction | similar failure |
| complete | complete extinction | complete failure |
| actual | actual extinction | actual failure |
| massive | massive extinction | massive failure |
| Other adjectives: great, potential, possible, final, apparent, inevitable, subsequent, impending, eventual, greatest, recent, sudden, aforementioned, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Also, their expedition was of vital importance to his civilization, and its failure most likely meant its utter extinction.
Source: Comic Book / Thorgal - Justified, in that failure to follow through would have meant the extinction of humankind.
Source: Dark Messiah -
He taunts them with their failure to prevent his rebirth fueled by the sacrifice of nearly the entire population of the Light Universe and bids them extinction, capped off with an Evil Laugh.
Source: Evil Gloating
Cite this Source
Failure and Extinction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinction/failure
Extinction & Failure. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinction/failure>.
Failure or Extinction. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinction/failure.
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