Existing vs. Extant

Existingadjective

That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.

Extantadjective

Still in existence.

Existing

having existence or being or actuality; as, much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran. Opposite of nonexistent.

Extantadjective

Currently existing; not having disappeared.

Existing

Present. Opposite of absent.

Extantadjective

Still alive; not extinct.

Existing

Presently existing; as, the existing system.

Extantadjective

(obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.

Existingadjective

having existence or being or actuality;

‘an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient’; ‘much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran’;

Extantadjective

Standing out or above any surface; protruded.

‘That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums.’; ‘A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant.’;

Existingadjective

existing in something specified;

‘depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream’;

Extantadjective

Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.

‘Writings that were extant at that time.’; ‘The extant portraits of this great man.’;

Existingadjective

presently existing;

‘the existing system’;

Extantadjective

Publicly known; conspicuous.

Extantadjective

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost;

‘extant manuscripts’; ‘specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk’;