Synonyms of existing

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adjective

as in extant

having being at the present time

existing breeds of the turkey that graces our Thanksgiving table are said to bear little resemblance to the gamy birds that the Pilgrims enjoyed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

existing

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verb

present participle of exist

as in living

to have life

strive to have a full, rich life rather than merely exist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• living
• being
• ruling
• breathing
• subsisting
• continuing
• surviving
• enduring
• keeping (on)
• kicking
• leading
• lasting
• persisting
• flourishing
• abiding
• holding on
• running on
• moving
• holding up
• thriving
• prospering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• departing
• expiring
• vanishing
• perishing
• passing away
• disappearing
• succumbing
• evaporating
• ending
• stopping
• discontinuing
• ceasing
• dying (down)
• quitting
• waning
• subsiding
• ebbing
• moderating
• abating
• desisting
• letting up