Extinction
Extinction noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.
Withdrawal and extinction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withdrawal" instead a noun "Extinction".
Nearby Word: extinct
Withdrawal
Withdrawal noun - An act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable.
Extinction and withdrawal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extinction" instead a noun "Withdrawal".
Nearby Words: withdraw, withdrawing, withdrawable
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- parting and extinction
- parting and withdrawal
- dissolution and extinction
- dissolution and withdrawal
- departure and extinction
- departure and withdrawal
- abolition and extinction
- abolition and withdrawal
- termination and extinction
- termination and withdrawal
- elimination and extinction
- elimination and withdrawal
- excision and extinction
- excision and withdrawal
How words are described
| involuntary | involuntary extinction | involuntary withdrawal |
| massive | massive extinction | massive withdrawal |
| quick | quick extinction | quick withdrawal |
| gradual | gradual extinction | gradual withdrawal |
| Other adjectives: supposed, major, societal, final, outright, vast, worst, subsequent, recent, premature, sudden, economic. | ||
Cite this Source
Withdrawal and Extinction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinction/withdrawal
Extinction & Withdrawal. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinction/withdrawal>.
Withdrawal or Extinction. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extinction/withdrawal.
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