existent

ex·is·tent

adjective \-tənt\

Definition of EXISTENT

1

: having being : existing

2

: existing now : present <existent methods of flood control>

— existent noun

Examples of EXISTENT

1. I think we should improve existent parks rather than create new ones.
2. <to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers>

Origin of EXISTENT

Latin exsistent-, exsistens, present participle of exsistere

First Known Use: 1561

Related to EXISTENT

Synonyms

concrete, de facto, effective, actual, factual, genuine, real, sure-enough, true, very

Antonyms

conjectural, hypothetical, ideal, inexistent, nonexistent, platonic, possible, potential, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic)

Related Words

attested, authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated, valid, validated, verified; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, inescapable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable; believable, convincing, literal, realistic, unmistakable, verifiable; authentic, bona fide, real-life, real-world; absolute, certain, final, hard, objective, palpable, positive, substantial, tangible; authoritative, certifiable, certified

Near Antonyms

alleged, assumed, reputed, supposed; conceived, envisaged, envisioned, imagined, pictured, visualized; chimerical (also chimeric), fabled, fanciful, fictional, fictitious, illusory, legendary; fabricated, fake, imaginary, invented, made-up, make-believe, pretend, romantic; abstract, symbolic, unreal; virtual

Rhymes with EXISTENT

assistant, consistent, insistent, persistent, resistant, subsistent