Synonyms of existent

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adjective

ig-ˈzi-stənt 

1

as in actual

existing in fact and not merely as a possibility

to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actual
• real
• factual
• true
• very
• genuine
• effective
• concrete
• literal
• final
• valid
• sure-enough
• proven
• established
• absolute
• substantiated
• substantial
• incontestable
• inescapable
• de facto
• unquestionable
• tangible
• demonstrated
• objective
• indisputable
• certain
• positive
• authentic
• confirmed
• incontrovertible
• irrefutable
• undeniable
• verifiable
• validated
• unmistakable
• realistic
• bona fide
• convincing
• indubitable
• authenticated
• believable
• attested
• authoritative
• real-world
• real-life
• verified
• palpable
• certified
• hard
• certifiable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• possible
• nonexistent
• potential
• theoretical
• ideal
• hypothetical
• conjectural
• platonic
• alleged
• inexistent
• assumed
• supposed
• reputed
• fictitious
• suppositional
• illusory
• conceived
• fictional
• envisioned
• imaginary
• imagined
• legendary
• visualized
• envisaged
• invented
• chimerical
• fanciful
• fabled
• pictured
• romantic
• unreal
• abstract
• fake
• symbolic
• virtual
• make-believe
• fabricated
• pretend
• made-up

2

as in existing

having being at the present time

the coelacanth is one existent fish that was once thought to be entirely extinct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• existing
• extant
• living
• active
• alive
• functioning
• operating
• busy
• around
• working
• flourishing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinct
• dead
• destroyed
• gone
• defunct
• nonexistent
• departed
• nonextant
• lost
• inert
• inactive
• exterminated
• idle
• kaput

existent

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noun

as in entity

one that has a real and independent existence

other worlds are existents that are generally taken for granted in works of science fiction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entity
• object
• reality
• substance
• individual
• being
• thing
• something
• commodity
• body
• matter
• subject
• individuality
• integer
• material
• quantity
• stuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonentity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of existent

Adjective

Multiple times over the last five decades, from building a business in a practically non-existent market to losing funding in the middle of a loan crisis, Donna Carpenter thought Burton Snowboards might not survive another day. — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Weeds and money woes sprouted By July 2025, work on Pennway Point was all but non-existent. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Reich exec produces and stars in the show, which is about three young people who begin to question their humiliating jobs and non-existent love lives. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Notably, the suspects’ vans were branded with fake logos and phone numbers for a non-existent fuel company. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026