existent

Adjective
  1. Having existence or being or actuality (synset 300930258)
    "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"
    also: extant - still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
    tells us about: being, beingness, existence, face of the earth - the state or fact of existing
    similar to: active, alive - in operation
    same as: existing
  2. Being or occurring in fact or actuality;
    Having verified existence;
    Not illusory (synset 301939402)
    "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"
    also:
    • concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
    • echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit
    • realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
    • sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful
    tells us about: realism, reality, realness - the state of being actual or real
    similar to:
    • actual - taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
    • actual, factual - existing in act or fact
    • documentary - (of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
    • objective - emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
    • historical - having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
    same as: real
  3. Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible (synset 300043985)
    "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"
    tells us about: actuality - the state of actually existing objectively
    similar to: effective - existing in fact; not theoretical; real
    same as: actual

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