existent meaning and definition

EXISTENT adjective

Definition of existent (adjective)

1. 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
   • antonym: nonexistent
2. 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!"- Longfellow
   • synonyms: real
   • antonym: unreal
3. 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
   • antonym: possible