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existent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of existent

1 existing in fact and not merely as a possibility

  • to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers
Synonyms of existent

actual, concrete, de facto, effective, factual, genuine, real, sure-enough, true, very
Words Related to existent

attested, authenticated, confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, substantiated, valid, validated, verified

incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, inescapable, irrefutable, undeniable, unquestionable

believable, convincing, literal, realistic, unmistakable, verifiable

authentic, bona fide, real-life, real-world

absolute, certain, final, hard, objective, palpable, positive, substantial, tangible

authoritative, certifiable, certified
Near Antonyms of existent

alleged, assumed, reputed, supposed

conceived, envisaged, envisioned, imagined, pictured, visualized

chimerical (also chimeric), fabled, fanciful, fictional, fictitious, illusory, legendary

fabricated, fake, imaginary, invented, made-up, make-believe, pretend, romantic

abstract, symbolic, unreal

virtual
Antonyms of existent

conjectural, hypothetical, ideal, inexistent, nonexistent, platonic, possible, potential, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic)

2 having being at the present time

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

alive, around, existing, extant, living
Words Related to existent

active, busy, flourishing, functioning, operating, working
Near Antonyms of existent

defunct, destroyed, exterminated, kaput (also kaputt)

departed, gone, lost

nonexistent

idle, inactive, inert
Antonyms of existent

dead, extinct, nonextant

existent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of existent

one that has a real and independent existence

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

being, commodity, entity, individual, individuality, integer, object, reality, something, substance, thing
Words Related to existent

body, subject

material, matter, quantity, stuff
Near Antonyms of existent

nonentity

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