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EXISTENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

Example:

actual and imagined conditions

Synonyms:

actual; existent

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

effective (existing in fact; not theoretical; real)

Attribute:

actuality (the state of actually existing objectively)

Derivation:

exist (have an existence, be extant)

existence (the state or fact of existing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having existence or being or actuality

Example:

much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran

Synonyms:

existent; existing

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

active; alive (in operation)

Also:

extant (still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost)

Attribute:

being; beingness; existence; face of the earth (the state or fact of existing)

Antonym:

nonexistent (not having existence or being or actuality)

Derivation:

exist (have an existence, be extant)

existence (the state or fact of existing)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Example:

Life is real! Life is earnest!

Synonyms:

existent; real

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

actual (taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated)

actual; factual (existing in act or fact)

documentary ((of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event)

objective (emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation)

historical (having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary)

Also:

concrete (capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary)

echt; genuine (not fake or counterfeit)

realistic (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are)

sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful)

Attribute:

realism; reality; realness (the state of being actual or real)

Derivation:

exist (have an existence, be extant)

existence (the state or fact of existing)

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