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existence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of existence

the fact of being or of being real

  • the existence of UFO's is something that people continue to argue about
Synonyms of existence

actuality, corporality, corporeality, reality, subsistence, thingness
Words Related to existence

genuineness, realness

activity, animation, life

currency, presence, prevalence
Near Antonyms of existence

absence, dearth, lack, want

potentiality, virtuality
Antonyms of existence

inexistence, nonbeing, nonexistence, nothingness, unreality

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