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extinct

How many syllables in extinct?

  2 syllables

Divide extinct into syllables:   ex-tinct
Stressed syllable in extinct:   ex-tinct
How to pronounce extinct:   ik-stingkt
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Synonyms for extinct


1 syllable
  • dead
    2 syllables
    • defunct
    • died out
    • wiped out
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    What rhymes with extinct

    1 syllable
    • blinked
    • linked
    2 syllables
    3 syllables
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