existential
adjective
ex·is·ten·tial
ˌeg-(ˌ)zi-ˈsten(t)-shəl 
ˌek-(ˌ)si-
1
: of, relating to, or affirming existence
existential propositions
2
a
: grounded in existence or the experience of existence : empirical
b
: having being in time and space
3
existentially
adverb
Examples of existential in a Sentence
child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas
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More persistent has been the widespread fear that great wealth poses an existential threat to America’s democracy.
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Time, 7 July 2025
In sharp, lucid prose, Groff explores mystical elements and existential threats, as well as roiling internal conflict.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Next week, James Gunn's new take on Superman is the only force in the universe strong enough to pose an existential threat to Jurassic World Rebirth.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 July 2025
Such technology reveals deeply unsettled feelings about its possible intrusions into people’s lives, including the more existential fear that machines could render humanity useless.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
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Time, 7 July 2025
In sharp, lucid prose, Groff explores mystical elements and existential threats, as well as roiling internal conflict.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Next week, James Gunn's new take on Superman is the only force in the universe strong enough to pose an existential threat to Jurassic World Rebirth.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 July 2025
Such technology reveals deeply unsettled feelings about its possible intrusions into people’s lives, including the more existential fear that machines could render humanity useless.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for existential
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“Existential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/existential. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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