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Extant

Verb / ˈekstʌnt / Another word for extant — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

still in existence; not destroyed or lost

Synonyms & similar words

extinct existing surviving remaining alive enduring persisting ongoing active living existent prevalent present abiding endless perpetual eternal lasting continuing undestroyed

Synonyms by register

Formal

existing present current surviving

Informal

around here still here still around

Literary

living enduring persisting

Antonyms

extinct vanished gone lost defunct obsolete nonexistent

Common collocations

  • still extant
  • extant evidence
  • extant manuscripts
  • extant species
  • extant documents
  • extant works
  • extant buildings

Word family

adjective extant

Usage note

Extant is primarily used to describe things that still exist, especially in contrast to things that are extinct or lost. It is often used in academic or formal contexts.

Example sentences

  1. The last copy of the book is extant.
  2. There are only a few extant examples of this type of art.
  3. The ancient ruins are still extant.
  4. The original manuscript of the play is extant.
  5. Extant species of animals have evolved over millions of years.

Quotes

  • 'The only true voyage of discovery, the only fountain of Eternal Youth, would be not to visit strange lands but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others, to behold the hundred universes that each of them beholds, that each of them is.' - Marcel Proust
  • 'The vast majority of extant species are still undiscovered.' - E. O. Wilson
  • 'Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable - the art of the next best.' - Otto von Bismarck

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