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defunct

The word “defunct” has 2 syllables: de-funct

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfʌŋkt/

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In the thesaurus, “defunct” has 39 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for defunct along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for defunct

Antonyms for defunct

Meanings of defunct

  • noun
    1. The dead person (referred to).
  • verb
    1. To make defunct.
  • adjective
    1. Deceased, dead.
    2. No longer in use, inactive.
    3. Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
    4. No longer in business or service.
    5. (of a language) No longer spoken.

Example Sentences

  • The company went bankrupt and is now defunct.
  • Many old technologies have become defunct over the years.
  • The law they relied on was defunct and no longer enforced.
  • That old railway station is defunct and abandoned.
  • The magazine has been defunct since the 1990s.

On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to defunct, such as: active, alive, animate, animated, antiquated, asleep, bitten the dust.

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kaputt

lacking

zombielike

abolished

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