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Existent

Verb / eˈgzɪstʌnt / Another word for existent — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Something that exists or is real.

Synonyms & similar words

nonexistent unreal real potential actual existing real existing alive present actual tangible factual substantial material existentive existentiated extant living extinct surviving occurring existentiary existentious existentiate existentized

Synonyms by register

Formal

actual real tangible present

Informal

around here alive out there

Literary

manifest corporeal embodied

Antonyms

nonexistent imaginary unreal fictitious hypothetical absent null

Common collocations

  • truly existent
  • still existent
  • barely existent
  • fully existent
  • not existent
  • ever existent
  • newly existent
  • long existent

Word family

noun existence
adjective existent
adverb existentially

Usage note

Existent is primarily used in formal or philosophical contexts. It often contrasts with 'nonexistent' or 'imaginary'.

Example sentences

  1. The dinosaur is not existent anymore.
  2. The toy car is existent because it is real.
  3. The ghost is not existent because it is not real.
  4. The sun is existent because we can see it.
  5. The fairy is not existent because it is a myth.

Quotes

  • The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. - Albert Einstein
  • The past is never dead. It's not even past. - William Faulkner
  • The only thing that we know is that we know nothing - and that is the highest flight of human wisdom. - Leo Tolstoy

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