nonextant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nɑnˈɛkstənt/ UK /nɒnˈɛkstənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj no longer existing; not extant The original manuscript is nonextant, known only from copies. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · no longer existing; not extant extinctvanishedlostdefunctperished ↔ Opposites extantexistingsurviving Word family Related forms extant Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + extant, from Latin exstans, present participle of exstare ('to stand out, exist'), from ex- ('out') + stare ('to stand'). non Latin exstare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nonextant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈɛkstənt/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈɛkstənt/ ## Meanings 1. no longer existing; not extant ## Examples - The original manuscript is nonextant, known only from copies. ## Synonyms - extinct - vanished - lost - defunct - perished ## Antonyms - extant - existing - surviving ## Related Forms - extant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: exstare ## Etymology From non- ('not') + extant, from Latin exstans, present participle of exstare ('to stand out, exist'), from ex- ('out') + stare ('to stand'). ## AI Etymology Nonextant comes from non- ('not') + extant, from Latin exstans, present participle of exstare ('to stand out, exist'), from ex- ('out') + stare ('to stand'). The etymological trail includes Latin non, Latin exstare. The same word family includes extant. Its current adjective use means "no longer existing; not extant". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown