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extant Synonyms

Another word for extant

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• adjective (Context 1)

Still in existence; surviving and not destroyed, lost, or extinct (especially of ancient documents, artworks, or biological taxa).

Usage Example

"Only three existing manuscripts of the medieval chronicle are known to scholars today."

Strongest
existing
surviving
existent
remaining
Strong
undestroyed
living
subsisting
enduring

Opposites of extant

The opposite of extant shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

extinct
lost
destroyed
nonexistent
vanished
defunct
gone
See all opposites of extant

• Nearby Words

exquisite
exquisitely
exquisiteness
extant
extemporaneously
extend
extendability

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Extant. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/extant
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