existent

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/ɪɡˈzɪst(ə)nt//ɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/

adjective

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

Similar
existingextantessentialactivealiverealactualfactual
Opposite
nonexistentinexistent
OriginLatin existens →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectiveexistent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now

    Synonyms: existing, extant, essential

nounexistent (plural existents)

plural existents

  1. archaica being or entity that exists independently

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now

Similar
existingextantessential
Opposite
nonexistentinexistent

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving existence or being or actuality

Similar
existingactivealive
Opposite
nonexistent

adjectivebeing or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

Similar
realactualfactualdocumentaryobjective

adjectivepresently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

Similar
actualeffective
Also see
activeactualalivedocumentaryeffectiveessentialexistingextantfactualhistoricalobjectivereal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexistens
  2. Englishexistent

From Latin existens, from existere. By surface analysis, exist + -ent.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑπάρχων
  • ὑπάρχων (hupárkhōn)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Arabic مَوْجُود
  • مَوْجُود (mawjūd)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Bulgarian съществу́ващ, настоя́щ
  • съществу́ващ (săštestvúvašt)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
  • настоя́щ (nastojášt)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Catalan existent
  • existentexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Chinese Mandarin 現存 /现存
  • 現存 /现存 (xiàncún)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Czech existující
  • existujícíexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Dutch bestaand, bestaande
  • bestaandexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
  • bestaandeexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Finnish olemassa oleva
  • olemassa olevaexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
French existant
  • existantexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
German existent, existierend
  • existentexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
  • existierendexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Greek υπαρκτός
  • υπαρκτός (yparktós)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Hebrew קים
  • קיםexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Hungarian létező
  • létezőexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Italian esistente
  • esistenteexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Japanese 現存する
  • 現存する (genzon suru)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Korean 존재하다
  • 존재하다 (jonjaehada)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Norwegian Bokmål eksisterende
  • eksisterendeexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Polish istniejący
  • istniejącyexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Portuguese existente
  • existenteexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Russian существу́ющий, настоя́щий
  • существу́ющий (suščestvújuščij)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
  • настоя́щий (nastojáščij)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Slovak existujúci
  • existujúciexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Spanish existente
  • existenteexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Swedish existerande
  • existerandeexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Turkish mevcut
  • mevcutexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
Ukrainian існу́ючий
  • існу́ючий (isnújučyj)existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Cite this entry
APA

existent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/existent

MLA

“existent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/existent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “existent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/existent.

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