defunct[adjective]Synonyms:- dead, deceased, departed, extinct, gone
- obsolete, bygone, expired, inoperative, invalid, nonexistent, out of commission
Antonyms: alive, live, surviving
Related Words: inactive,
inert [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧funct /dɪˈfʌŋkt/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: defunctus, past participle of defungi 'to finish, die']
not existing any more, or not useful any more:
the now-defunct nuclear reactor [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲