Synonyms for existent

Synonyms for (adj) existent

Synonyms: actual, existent

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

Similar words: effective

Definition: existing in fact; not theoretical; real

Usage: a decline in the effective demand; confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: active, alive

Definition: in operation

Usage: keep hope alive; the tradition was still alive; an active tradition


Synonyms: existent, real

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

Similar words: actual

Definition: taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated

Usage: we saw the actual wedding on television; filmed the actual beating


Similar words: actual, factual

Definition: existing in act or fact

Usage: rocks and trees...the actual world; actual heroism; the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced


Similar words: documentary, objective

Definition: emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation

Usage: objective art


Similar words: historical

Definition: having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary

Usage: the historical Jesus; doubt that a historical Camelot every existed; actual historical events


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