existent
/ig'zistənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having existence or being; real; actual: Describes something that is not imaginary, potential, or illusory, but has objective reality or is present in fact.
- Currently in being; existing at the present time: Refers to something that is present, operational, or available now.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The existent laws are insufficient to address the new problem. (The laws that are currently in force are not enough.)
- We must work with the existent machinery, as we cannot afford new equipment. (We have to use the machinery that already exists.)
- Is the threat real or merely imagined? We need to focus on existent dangers. (Are the dangers actual or just in our minds?)
Advanced Usage
- Philosophical Context: In philosophy, "existent" is often used to distinguish something that has being or reality from mere concepts or possibilities.
- The debate centered on whether abstract concepts like justice have existent properties.
- Contrast with "Non-existent": Frequently used to explicitly contrast with things that do not exist.
- The document addressed both existent and non-existent risks in the project plan.
Variants and Related Words
- Existence (n): The state or fact of existing.
- The existence of life on other planets is still unproven.
- Exist (v): To have being or reality; to live.
- Do you believe that ghosts exist?
- Existing (adj): Currently present or in operation. (Note: This is a related participial adjective, often used similarly to "existent").
- We will modify the existing system.
Synonyms
- Actual: Existing in fact, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed.
- Real: Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.
- Current: Belonging to the present time; happening or being used or done now.
Antonyms
- Non-existent: Not existing or not real or present.
- Imaginary: Existing only in the imagination.
- Potential: Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future; latent.
Adjective
- presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
- actual and imagined conditions
- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
- real objects
- real people
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow
- 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