BYPAST Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

bypast

adjective

ˈbī-ˌpast

Definition of bypast

as in extinct

no longer existing those bypast days when gasoline was cheap

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Adjective

Millet’s 2022 novel Dinosaurs also reflects her fascination with long extinct creatures.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Now, scientists have identified the extinct crocodile species that lived millions of years before the Egyptians built the structures.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of extinct

Adjective

During the renovation, a grenade from the Spanish Civil War was unearthed—fortunately defunct.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Herman, a former professor in UCLA’s painting and drawing department and co-founder of the now-defunct Black Dragon Society gallery in Chinatown, lives with the work of his former students and friends crammed throughout his home.

— Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of defunct

Adjective

This decline is often captured sentimentally in memoirs about the Jewish South of a bygone era or photographs of Jewish cemeteries in various states of disrepair.

— Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Their work here evokes the grubby, pixellated textures and the seedy-dreamy ambience of a bygone trash-TV era.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bygone

Adjective

Not only can throwing these items away keep your home functional by not keeping expired items on hand, but Jones says this also helps to reduce the visual clutter as well.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026
Updating your medicine cabinet will take care of any expired medications and reduce needless excess.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

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