dead as a dodo
Utterly beyond revival
Dead as a dodo means utterly extinct or completely defunct.
The dodo, a flightless bird from Mauritius, was hunted to extinction by the late 17th century and became the symbol of irreversible disappearance.
The phrase emphasizes finality: That idea is dead as a dodo.
Sometimes shortened to just dodo: His political career is a dodo.
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- defunctNo longer existing
archaic · bygone · passé · outmoded · discarded · abandoned · irrelevant · forgotten
Brought to an end
kaput · terminated · complete · final · past saving · lost cause · hopeless · irreversible
No longer existing
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- dinosaursExtinct prehistoric reptiles
- mammothsExtinct woolly elephants
- passenger pigeonExtinct migratory North American dove
thylacine · fossils · prehistoric · megafauna · endangered · conservation · biodiversity · wiped out
To the fullest extent
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- totallyTo the full extent
- thoroughlyIn complete detail
beyond doubt · unquestionably · emphatically · certainly · definitely · unmistakably · indisputably
outdated
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- supersededReplaced by something newer
defunct · archaic · bygone · passé · outmoded · discarded · abandoned · irrelevant · forgotten · old-fashioned
finished
Brought to an end
concluded · kaput · terminated · complete · final · past saving · lost cause · hopeless · irreversible · permanent
extinct
No longer existing
passenger pigeon · thylacine · fossils · prehistoric · megafauna · endangered · conservation · biodiversity · wiped out · no more
utterly
To the fullest extent
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- totallyTo the full extent
thoroughly · beyond doubt · unquestionably · emphatically · certainly · definitely · unmistakably · indisputably
- extinctionmass extinction, extinct, extinction event, extinction rate, dinosaur extinction
dead as a dodoalive and kicking
Healthy and active
alive and well · thriving · flourishing · full of life · going strong
dead as a dodogoing strong
Continuing vigorously, undiminished
alive and well · alive and kicking · thriving · flourishing · booming
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