defunct

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Adjective defunct has 2 senses

dead, defunct - no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization"
Antonym: operative (indirect, via inoperative)
defunct - having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
Antonym: alive (indirect, via dead)

Definitions from the Web

Term: Defunct

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: No longer in effect, use, or existence

- The company is now defunct, and all its assets have been liquidated.

Sense 2: Dead or extinct

- The defunct dinosaur species has left behind fossil remains.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A person or thing that no longer exists

- The ruins of the ancient city are reminders of the defunct civilization once flourishing here.

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