existent

adjective

ex·​is·​tent ig-ˈzi-stənt 

1

: having being : existing

2

: existing now : present

existent methods of flood control

existent noun

Synonyms of existent

• actual
• real
• factual
• true
• very

Examples of existent in a Sentence

I think we should improve existent parks rather than create new ones.

to some people, angels are as existent as aardvarks or astronomers

Recent Examples on the Web

Weeds and money woes sprouted By July 2025, work on Pennway Point was all but non-existent. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Reich exec produces and stars in the show, which is about three young people who begin to question their humiliating jobs and non-existent love lives. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Notably, the suspects’ vans were branded with fake logos and phone numbers for a non-existent fuel company. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

An intuitive physical dial makes on-the-fly volume adjustments effortless, and with a battery lasting up to 100 hours between charges, downtime is virtually non-existent. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin existent-, existens/exsistent-, exsistens, from present participle of Latin existere, exsistere "to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being" (Late Latin, "to have real being, be, be present") — more at exist

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing existent

• self-existent

Rhymes for existent

• assistant
• consistent
• insistent
• persistent
• resistant
• subsistent
• coexistent
• equidistant
• inconsistent
• nonexistent
• preexistent
• distant

Kids Definition

existent

adjective

ex·​ist·​ent

ig-ˈzis-tənt

1

: having being

2

: existing now : extant