existent meaning
UK /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ US /ɛɡˈzɪstənt/ 3 syllables
existent (adjective): having existence or being or actuality.
existent has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
existent as an adjective
- 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
Opposite: nonexistent
Similar: active
- 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!
Synonyms: real
Similar: actual, documentary, objective, historical
- 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
Similar: effective
How to pronounce existent
existent is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ in British English and /ɛɡˈzɪstənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with existent
Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in NT · 8-letter words
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