existent

adjective

ex·​is·​tent ig-ˈzi-stənt 

1

: having being : existing

2

: existing now : present

existent methods of flood control

existent noun

Synonyms of existent

• actual
• real
• factual
• true
• very

Examples of existent in a Sentence

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

Over the first seven weeks of 2026, the researchers found, one in 277 papers had at least one non-existent reference. —Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 May 2026

My pores are non-existent, my forehead is snatched and fine-line free, and my skin looks so glassy and smooth. —Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 24 May 2026

Last year, the Chicago Sun-Times printed an advertorial summer reading list full of non-existent books dreamed up by AI. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026

Criminals posing as technology support representatives who offer to fix non-existent computer issues. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026

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

• self-existent

Rhymes for existent

• assistant
• consistent
• insistent
• persistent
• resistant
• subsistent
• coexistent
• equidistant
• inconsistent
• nonexistent
• preexistent
• distant

Kids Definition

existent

adjective

ex·​ist·​ent

ig-ˈzis-tənt

1

: having being

2

: existing now : extant