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defunctadjective no longer existinga stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization bygone, bypast, dead, departed, done, expired, extinct, gone, nonextant, vanished nonexistentdying, faded, moribundcollapsed, fallen, overthrownantiquated, dated, obsolete, passéfinished, lapsed, terminatedlost, missing alive, existent, existing, extant, living active, dynamic, thriving, vibrant no longer livinga defunct species that we know only through fossil remains asleep, breathless, cold, dead, deceased, demised, departed, fallen, gone, late, lifeless, low extinctdying, fading, moribundstillbornfinished, lapsed, terminatedinanimate, insensate, nonliving bitten the dust alive, animate, breathing, going, live, living, quick animateddynamic, lively, thriving, vibrant, vital, vivaciousactive, functioning, operative, running dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life.dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life.a dead, listless performance defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation.a defunct television series deceased, departed, and late apply to persons who have died recently.deceased is the preferred term in legal use.the estate of the deceased departed is used usually as a euphemism.our departed sister late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status.the company's late president in 1599 |