EXTANT Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

extant

adjective

ˈek-stənt

Definition of extant next

as in existing

having being at the present time a celebrated author who is generally regarded as America's greatest novelist extant

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as in current

existing or in progress right now when people envisage the future, they often base their predictions on the assumption that extant trends will continue indefinitely

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Recent Examples of extant Mainstream scholarship largely rejects speculation about the playwright’s identity because Shakespeare’s name appears on some 50 extant documents and because he was mentioned by several contemporaries, notably Jonson. —

Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 Advertisement In the course of its analysis, SAM found 20 telltale molecules, none of which were proof of extant or even past biology, but many of which could be related. —

Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 21 Apr. 2026 With $300,000 in state funding, groups including the WeGOJA Foundation and Conservation Voters of South Carolina have begun studying six extant schools, aiming to preserve and potentially reopen them as public history sites. —

Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026 The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extant

Adjective

The Zara-Bad Bunny collaboration worked because it was anchored in a pre-existing cultural narrative rather than a corporate invention.

— Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Annual applications jumped from about 850 between 2010 and 2014 to 5,379 in 2025, following a 2014 state Supreme Court ruling that broadened qualifying pre-existing conditions.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026