Active and Extant

Active

Active adjective - Being in effective operation.

Extant and active are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extant" instead an adjective "Active".

Extant

Extant adjective - Having being at the present time.
Usage example: a celebrated author who is generally regarded as America's greatest novelist extant

Active and extant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Active" instead an adjective "Extant".

Both words in one sentence

  • After Extant runs roughshod on the Justice Society, deaging and killing many, the active survivors retire, with the Alan Scott Green Lantern giving Kyle Rayner his ring (which is lost and destroyed an issue later) and Starman giving his Cosmic Rod to his eldest son.
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