existent
adjective
ex·is·tent ig-ˈzi-stənt 
1
: having being : existing
2
: existing now : present
existent methods of flood control
existent noun
Synonyms
- actual
- concrete
- de facto
- effective
- factual
- genuine
- real
- sure-enough
- true
- very
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
I think we should improve existent parks rather than create new ones. to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers
Recent Examples on the Web While Ferreira’s Kat was a staple in season one, by the second season, her character was essentially non-existent. 
Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2022 The relationship between this kind of digital muckraking and our wish to make this movie is non-existent, and it should be met with a shrug. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The relationship between this kind of digital muckraking and our wish to make this movie is non-existent and it should be met with a shrug. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, Uniform Accounting metrics are almost non-existent in research analyst reports and missing from investment bankers’ pitch books. Joel Litman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Ensuring that Yazidis can return to Sinjar and rebuild their lives there is crucial, even so as resettlement options for the community are non-existent. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 His offensive support against Cy Young candidate Justin Verlander was non-existent. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 Harper and Yasmin's friendship is non-existent when season 2 begins. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Aside from in Hopebridge’s home state of Indiana, insurance coverage for autism therapies including ABA, was virtually non-existent. Erika Fry, Fortune, 29 July 2022 See More
Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2022 The relationship between this kind of digital muckraking and our wish to make this movie is non-existent, and it should be met with a shrug. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The relationship between this kind of digital muckraking and our wish to make this movie is non-existent and it should be met with a shrug. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, Uniform Accounting metrics are almost non-existent in research analyst reports and missing from investment bankers’ pitch books. Joel Litman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Ensuring that Yazidis can return to Sinjar and rebuild their lives there is crucial, even so as resettlement options for the community are non-existent. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 His offensive support against Cy Young candidate Justin Verlander was non-existent. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 Harper and Yasmin's friendship is non-existent when season 2 begins. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Aside from in Hopebridge’s home state of Indiana, insurance coverage for autism therapies including ABA, was virtually non-existent. Erika Fry, Fortune, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens, from present participle of Latin existere, exsistere "to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being" (Late Latin, "to have real being, be, be present") — more at exist
First Known Use
1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing existent
existent 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in actual
existing in fact and not merely as a possibility to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- actual
- real
- factual
- true
- very
- genuine
- effective
- concrete
- valid
- literal
- established
- proven
- final
- substantiated
- sure-enough
- incontestable
- de facto
- unquestionable
- validated
- inescapable
- authenticated
- absolute
- indubitable
- attested
- substantial
- tangible
- incontrovertible
- authentic
- indisputable
- verifiable
- irrefutable
- objective
- certain
- positive
- undeniable
- verified
- unmistakable
- realistic
- bona fide
- confirmed
- demonstrated
- believable
- convincing
- authoritative
- palpable
- certified
- real-world
- real-life
- certifiable
- hard
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonexistent
- possible
- potential
- theoretical
- ideal
- hypothetical
- theoretic
- inexistent
- conjectural
- suppositional
- platonic
- alleged
- supposed
- illusory
- fictitious
- reputed
- assumed
- fictional
- conceived
- imaginary
- envisioned
- imagined
- envisaged
- visualized
- legendary
- chimerical
- invented
- chimeric
- fabled
- fanciful
- unreal
- pictured
- romantic
- fake
- abstract
- virtual
- symbolic
- fabricated
- pretend
- made-up
- make-believe
2
as in existing
having being at the present time the coelacanth is one existent fish that was once thought to be entirely extinct Synonyms & Similar Words
- existing
- extant
- living
- around
- active
- operating
- functioning
- alive
- working
- busy
- flourishing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extinct
- dead
- destroyed
- nonexistent
- defunct
- gone
- departed
- nonextant
- lost
- inert
- inactive
- idle
- exterminated
- kaput
- kaputt
existent
2 of 2noun
as in entity
one that has a real and independent existence other worlds are existents that are generally taken for granted in works of science fiction Synonyms & Similar Words
- entity
- object
- being
- reality
- substance
- individual
- thing
- something
- commodity
- subject
- individuality
- matter
- body
- integer
- material
- quantity
- stuff
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonentity