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

As bassist Ian Hill points out, since the alleged (and in fact non-existent) messages were subliminal, they were being asked to prove that something which couldn’t be detected wasn’t there. —Catherine Bray, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026

Last week, the council decided to donate six of the 94-year-old desks to the not-yet-existent Museum of Denver. —Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026

Compared to the barely existent returns traditional savings accounts are offering now, a money market account arguably becomes the most attractive option for savers currently. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

Founder Efstathios Lampsas, a cook at the royal court who trained in Paris, had the chutzpah to introduce a truly grand hotel to Athens at a time when tourism infrastructure was almost non-existent. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 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