a. | 1. | Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place. |
Adj. | 1. | existent - having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" Synonyms: existing Antonyms: nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent" |
2. | existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow Synonyms: real | |
3. | existent - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" Synonyms: actual |