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Synonyms for extant

  • adjective

Most common

vital alive and kicking surviving existing existent in existence unextinct

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Surviving — still alive; not extinct

surviving, living, alive, vital, alive and kicking, animate, lively dated, quick dated, kicking slang

2. Existing — still in existence; not having disappeared

existing, existent, present, modern, current

Other

in existence, unextinct

Antonyms

extinct, absent, blessed

All antonyms of extant →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Still in existence; not having disappeared.

    extant manuscripts of the Old Testament

  2. adj. 2

    Still alive; not extinct.

    birds are the only extant dinosaurs

Example sentences

  • vital International trade is vital for healthy economies.
  • surviving The days are not for surviving, but experiencing.
  • existing You are not brooding and existing in your own head.
  • existent Yella Houha is the citizen of a non-existent nation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
extantsteady
vitalfalling
survivingsteady
existingfalling
existentsteady

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

By length

5 letters
quick1, alive2, vital2
6 letters
living2, modern2, lively2
7 letters
current2, present2, kicking2, animate3
8 letters
existing3, existent3
9 letters
surviving3, unextinct

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alive2 = 2 syllables).