EXTANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXTANT?

Need another word that means the same as “extant”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “extant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Extant” are: still existing, in existence, surviving, remaining, abiding, enduring, undestroyed, present, existent

Extant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Extant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “extant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost.
• Still in existence; surviving.
• Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost- Edward Clodd.

Synonyms of "Extant" as an adjective (9 Words)

abiding	(of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring. He had an abiding respect for her.
enduring	Lasting a long time. He formed a number of enduring relationships with women.
existent	Having reality or existence. The technique has been existent for some years.
in existence	Currently fashionable.
present	Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration. The murderer is present in this room.
remaining	Still to happen; future. They advertised for any remaining creditors to come forward.
still existing	Not sparkling.
surviving	Continuing to exist; remaining intact. The only surviving frontier blockhouse in Pennsylvania.
undestroyed	Not destroyed; preserved. Forests and undestroyed habitats.

Usage Examples of "Extant" as an adjective

• Specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk.
• An extant letter.
• Extant manuscripts.

Associations of "Extant" (30 Words)

be	Be identical or equivalent to. The exhibition will be in November.
being	Being alive living. Many factions remained in being.
coexist	Coexist peacefully as of nations. Dwarf mammoths may have survived in north east Siberia to coexist with the Egyptian pharaohs.
creature	A person or organization considered to be under the complete control of another. A creature from outer space.
empirical	Relying on medical quackery. An empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known.
eternally	For a limitless time. He was prattling on eternally.
exist	Have an existence be extant. He could barely exist on such a low wage.
existence	Everything that exists anywhere. Laws in existence for centuries.
existing	Existing in something specified. Opponents of the existing political system.
here	In or at this place where the speaker or writer is. Come here please.
heretofore	Before now. Diseases that heretofore were usually confined to rural areas.
hitherto	Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time. Hitherto part of French West Africa Benin achieved independence in 1960.
hypostasis	Any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united.
lifelong	Continuing through life. A lifelong Conservative.
live	Remain alive. Live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience.
living	People who are still living. Flowers were for the living.
now	(in a narrative or account of past events) at the time spoken of or referred to. Where are you living now.
outlast	Live or last longer than. The kind of beauty that will outlast youth.
pertain	Be appropriate, related, or applicable to. Matters pertaining to the organization of government.
populate	Fill with inhabitants. Populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting.
presence	The state of being present; current existence. My presence in the flat made her happy.
present	Formally present a debutante a representative of a country etc. She did not expect to find herself in her present situation.
remaining	Still existing, present, or in use; surviving. England have forbidden him to play in the remaining fixtures.
reproduction	Made to imitate the style of an earlier period or of a particular craftsman. Reproduction French classical beds.
somewhere	In or at or to some place someplace is used informally for somewhere. They moved to somewhere in Spain.
subsist	Support oneself. The court may treat a contract as still subsisting.
subsistence	The state of remaining in force or effect. Social security provided only a bare subsistence.
survival	A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment. The animal s chances of survival were pretty low.
survive	Live longer than. He survived the cancer against all odds.
sustain	An effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released. The money will sustain our good cause.