Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Fate and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fate" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Fate
Fate noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.
Extinction and fate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Fate".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar extinction | similar fate |
| complete | complete extinction | complete fate |
| certain | certain extinction | certain fate |
| due | due extinction | due fate |
| Other adjectives: likely, brutal, actual, entire, bad, potential, supposed, possible, final, awful, apparent, mysterious, worst, inevitable, subsequent, impending, eventual, planned, aforementioned, worse. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Other Chekhovian Gunnish-like items include the old one found in the first season, Londo's learning of when Minbari may lie, Babylon IV's fate, and the extinction of the Markab.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Live-Action TV - In some cases (such as the illithids, neogi, and vampires), it's a justified trope: only their extinction will spare humanity from a Fate Worse Than Death.
Source: Guilt-Free Extermination War - It falls to recurring ally Nozomi to accept the fate of becoming the new Lady Danu in order to save them from extinction.
Source: Dying Race
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