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
Mutual synonyms
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.
Source: Passing the Torch
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Extant or Active. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/extant.
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