existent

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

Adjective

  1. existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

Origin

From Latin existens, from existere. By surface analysis, exist + -ent.

Synonyms

existing extant essential existent

Antonyms

nonexistent inexistent

Hyponyms

self-existent self-existing substantial substantive

Related

exist existence existential entity

Derived

coexistent non-existent postexistent pre-existent preexistent self-existent superexistent unexistent

Noun

  1. a being or entity that exists independently

Forms

existents