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Synonyms of defunct

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Another word for defunct is old-fashioned. Other synonyms of defunct are elderly, unemployed, disused, idle and primitive.

Synonyms and similar words for defunct

adjectiveNo longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.

Meaning of defunct

  1. adjective No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
  2. adjective No longer in business or service, nor expected to be again; out of business.
  3. adjective Specifically, of a process: having terminated but not having been reaped (by its parent or an inheritor), and thus still occupying a process slot. See also zombie, zombie process.

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Questions about synonyms of defunct

What is another word for defunct?
Defunct has 44 synonyms on Word.ws, such as old-fashioned, elderly, unemployed, disused, idle, primitive, venerable and outmoded.
What does defunct mean?
Defunct means no longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defunct (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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