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existent

/ɪɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/adjective3 syllables

Existent means: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.

Synonyms for existent17

adjective, as in being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

real, actual, factual, documentary, objective, historical, concrete, genuine, echt, realistic, sincere

adjective, as in having existence or being or actuality

existing, active, alive, extant

adjective, as in presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

actual, effective

also used for existent

essential

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Opposites of existent

nonexistent

What does existent mean?3

adjective

1

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory“real objects”

2

having existence or being or actuality“an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient”

3

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible“the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with existent?8

two syllables

distant

four syllables

inconsistentnonexistent
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Existent in a sentence

  • Authenticity is invaluable, but originality is non-existent.DJ_Saidez
  • That regulation only applies to existent products; new products fall under a different regulation.mccarras
  • Because Esperanto is a completely phonetic language, misspellings are virtually non-existent.karloelkebekio
  • Without bee pollination, California's almond crop, for example, would be non-existent.Cangarejo
  • Yella Houha has the citizenship of a non-existent nation.Amastan
  • Yella Houha is the citizen of a non-existent nation.Amastan
  • Yuri accused Martha of a non-existent affair.Amastan
  • Here's an example of a semantic gamut: non-existent, unique, rare, uncommon, common, trite, worn-out, universal.halfb1t

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