Dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life. See examples of defunct used in a sentence. For all practical purposes, the association became defunct and no longer worked on the garden or other projects.
If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. .the leader of the now defunct social democratic party. They bought all their equipment from a defunct brewery in.
Definition of defunct adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Jan 14, 2026adjective defunct (comparative more defunct, superlative most defunct) no longer in use or active, nor expected to be again. Defunct describes something that used to exist, but is now gone.
A magazine that no longer publishes, like sassy, the girl-power mag from the '90s, is defunct, for example. Britannica dictionary definition of defunct [more defunct; No longer existing or being used a defunct steel company
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