existence
noun
ex·is·tence ig-ˈzi-stən(t)s 
1
a
: the state or fact of having being especially independently of human consciousness and as contrasted with nonexistence
the existence of other worlds
b
: the manner of being that is common to every mode of being
c
: being with respect to a limiting condition or under a particular aspect
2
: actual or present occurrence
existence of a state of war
3
a(1)
: the totality of existent things
(2)
: a particular being
all the fair existences of heaven
John Keats
John Keats b
: sentient or living being : life
c
: reality as presented in experience
d
obsolete : reality as opposed to appearance
Synonyms
- actuality
- corporality
- corporeality
- reality
- subsistence
- thingness
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
She began to doubt the existence of God. the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about
Recent Examples on the Web After all, this country came into existence by rejecting kings and queens in favor of self-determination and democracy. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Yet these are movements that teach us that the only way to ensure survival for Black people was to envision a different future and to bring that future into existence. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022 Archives official John Laster told one Trump adviser late last year that since the Presidential Records Act came into existence, someone had accidentally taken things with them at the end of every presidency. Jacqueline Alemany, Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 But for baseball’s Superman — Mike Trout — his Kryptonite came into existence a little over a decade before his career began; Trout debuted on July 8, 2011, and Comerica Park opened in Detroit in April 2000. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022 Subsidizing more gigantic windmills, solar arrays and F-150 Lightnings into existence is but one piece of a vastly larger puzzle. David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Gorr was always going to bring his daughter back into existence. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022 Just like FloydFest, which more than two decades into its existence and on the cusp of relocating its various stages, maintains the sway to make careers. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 The International Criminal Court, which came into existence twenty years ago, has issued arrest warrants for some fifty people, only ten of whom have been convicted. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 See More
BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 Yet these are movements that teach us that the only way to ensure survival for Black people was to envision a different future and to bring that future into existence. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022 Archives official John Laster told one Trump adviser late last year that since the Presidential Records Act came into existence, someone had accidentally taken things with them at the end of every presidency. Jacqueline Alemany, Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 But for baseball’s Superman — Mike Trout — his Kryptonite came into existence a little over a decade before his career began; Trout debuted on July 8, 2011, and Comerica Park opened in Detroit in April 2000. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022 Subsidizing more gigantic windmills, solar arrays and F-150 Lightnings into existence is but one piece of a vastly larger puzzle. David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Gorr was always going to bring his daughter back into existence. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022 Just like FloydFest, which more than two decades into its existence and on the cusp of relocating its various stages, maintains the sway to make careers. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 The International Criminal Court, which came into existence twenty years ago, has issued arrest warrants for some fifty people, only ten of whom have been convicted. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Middle French existence, existance, borrowed from Late Latin existentia, exsistentia, noun derivative of existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens "having being, existent"
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3d
Phrases Containing existence
Kids Definition
existence
noun
ex·is·tence ig-ˈzi-stəns
1
: the fact or the condition of being or of being real
The blue whale is the largest animal in existence.
2
: the state of being alive : life
existence
noun
as in presence
the fact of being or of being real the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- presence
- reality
- prevalence
- subsistence
- actuality
- corporality
- life
- thingness
- corporeality
- activity
- genuineness
- realness
- currency
- animation
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonexistence
- nothingness
- absence
- unreality
- lack
- inexistence
- nonbeing
- dearth
- potentiality
- want
- virtuality