extant
Adjective
- Still in existence; surviving.
- 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.
Examples
- Despite many challenges, his record of high scores remained extant.
- extant birds
- extant manuscripts of the Old Testament
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
Scrabble Score: 13
extant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordextant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary