Synonyms for existent

Most common

actual · existing · extant

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Adjective

Antonyms

non-existent, extinct, inessential

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

Example sentences

• actual James and Amanda were living an actual fairy tale.
• existing You are not brooding and existing in your own head.
• extant The hippopotamus is the heaviest extant artiodactyl.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

real¹

5 letters

alive²

6 letters

modern², actual³, extant²

8 letters

existing³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alive² = 2 syllables).