extant

Meanings

Adjective

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; ; - Edward Clodd
- "extant manuscripts"
- "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"

Adj

Still in existence; not having disappeared.
Still alive; not extinct.
Standing out, or above the rest.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).

Synonyms

above ground, alive, alive and kicking, alive and well, animate, animated, essential, existent, existing, extant, kicking, live, lively, livesome, living, quick, still with us, surviving, undeceased, vital, vitalic

Antonyms

extinct, inextant

Scrabble Score: 13

extant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
extant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

extant is a valid Words With Friends word