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

Today, rhetoric on US protection is non-existent. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Construction of less expensive, starter-sized houses is virtually non-existent. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

The nation's naval shipbuilding program is bloated and slow, and commercial shipbuilding is near non-existent. —Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026

And often, during a press campaign, they’re being asked the same question dozens of times a day, which means their enthusiasm for your questions may be non-existent. —Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 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