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existent

adjective ex·is·tent \-tənt\

: having existence : present or real : existing now

Full Definition of EXISTENT

1
:  having being :  existing
2
:  existing now :  present <existent methods of flood control>
— existent noun
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Origin of EXISTENT

Latin exsistent-, exsistens, present participle of exsistere
First Known Use: 1561

Related to EXISTENT

Synonyms
concrete, de facto, effective, actual, factual, genuine, real, sure-enough, true, very
Antonyms
conjectural, hypothetical, ideal, inexistent, nonexistent, platonic, possible, potential, suppositional, theoretical (also theoretic)

Rhymes with EXISTENT

assistant, consistent, insistent, persistent, resistant, subsistent

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. existent
  2. self-
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