Synonyms for kaput

Most common

gone · destroyed · extinct · broken · cactus

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

animate

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Out of order; not working.

   The vending machine is kaput.

Related words

Other spellings

kaputt

Example sentences

• gone You shouldn't have gone to such a dangerous place.
• destroyed There are many houses destroyed by the earthquake.
• extinct Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago.
• broken He got his arm broken while he was playing soccer.
• cactus Our Christmas cactus always blooms in mid-October.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

gone¹, dead¹

6 letters

broken², cactus²

7 letters

extinct²

8 letters

buggered

9 letters

destroyed²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (broken² = 2 syllables).