Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Fall and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Fall
Fall noun - The act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Extinction and fall are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Fall".
How words are described
| human | human extinction | human fall |
| old | old extinction | old fall |
| similar | similar extinction | similar fall |
| complete | complete extinction | complete fall |
| Other adjectives: actual, entire, massive, great, bad, early, final, inevitable, subsequent, impending, imminent, eventual, sudden, planned, aforementioned. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Taylor Anderson's Destroyermen series has World War II warships fall into an Alternate Universe where the Cretaceous extinction event didn't happen.
Source: Kraken and Leviathan - Dying Race: After the fall of Grofheim and Einertoft in the first game, the Varl are on the brink of extinction.
Source: Video Game / The Banner Saga 2 -
They were once a proud and advanced race of Elves who were hunted to near-extinction by the vengeful sons of man after the fall of Saarthal, one of the first human settlements.
Source: The Morlocks
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