Synonyms for existing

Most common

current · existent · extant

All synonyms

Adjective

Antonyms

extinct, absent, inexistant

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.

Example sentences

• current Dilma Rousseff is the current President of Brazil.
• existent Yella Houha is the citizen of a non-existent nation.
• extant The hippopotamus is the heaviest extant artiodactyl.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

alive²

6 letters

living², extant²

7 letters

current², present²

8 letters

existent³

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

In other languages

Français

existant

Italiano

esistente

Español

existente