| Main Entry: | extinction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dying out |
Synonyms: |
annihilation, death, destruction, elimination, end of life, no life, obsolescence, thing of the past |
| Main Entry: | disuse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of non-use |
Synonyms: |
desuetude, discontinuance, insuetude, inusitation, obsolescence, obsoleteness |
Antonyms: |
employment, use |
| Concept: | Disuse. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; precursory measures |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
forbearance, abstinence; disuse; relinquishment; desuetude (want of habit); disusage.
-verbs
not use; do without, dispense with, let alone, not touch, forbear, abstain, spare, waive, neglect; keep back, reserve; lay up, lay by, lay on the shelf, lay up in ordinary; lay up in a napkin; shelve; set aside, put aside, lay aside; disuse, leave off, have done with; supersede; discard (eject); dismiss, give warning., throw aside (relinquish); make away with (destroy); cast overboard , heave overboard , throw overboard; cast to the dogs, cast to the winds; dismantle (Render useless)., lie unemployed, remain unemployed.
-adjectives
not used; unemployed, unapplied, undisposed of, unspent, unexercised, untouched, untrodden, unessayed, ungathered, unculled; uncalled for, not required., disused; done with.
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Antonyms: |
use |
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