Extinct vs. Extant
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Difference Between Extinct and Extant
Extinctadjective
(dated) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct.Extantadjective
Still in existence.
Extinctadjective
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
The title became extinct when the last baron died.Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory.Extantadjective
Currently existing; not having disappeared.
Extinctadjective
No longer in existence; having died out.
The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.Extantadjective
Still alive; not extinct.
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Extinctadjective
(vulcanology) No longer actively erupting.
Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct.Extantadjective
(obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.
Extinctverb
(transitive) To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
Extantadjective
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost;
extant manuscriptsspecimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folkExtinctadjective
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives;
an extinct species of fishan extinct royal familyextinct laws and customsExtinctadjective
of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;
an extinct volcanoa dormant volcanoADVERTISEMENT
Extinctadjective
of a fire; being out or having grown cold;
threw his extinct cigarette into the streamthe fire is out
