Definition: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Usage: the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different; actual and imagined conditions
Main entry: existent, existing
Definition: having existence or being or actuality
Usage: 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
Definition: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
Usage: real objects; real people; not ghosts; a film based on real life; a real illness; real humility; Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow