existent

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adjective

1. having existence or being or actuality (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
existing
• Ant:
nonexistent
• Similar to:
active, alive
• See Also:
extant
• Derivationally related forms:
existence, exist
• Attrubites:
being, beingness, existence
2. being or occurring in fact or actuality;
having verified existence;
not illusory
- real objects
- real people; not ghosts
- a film based on real life
- a real illness
- real humility
- "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
• Syn:
real
• Ant:
unreal (for: real)
• Similar to:
actual, factual, objective, documentary, historical
• See Also:
concrete, genuine, echt, realistic, sincere
• Derivationally related forms:
existence, exist, realness (for: real), reality (for: real)
• Attrubites:
reality, realness, realism
3. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
- actual and imagined conditions
• Syn:
actual
• Ant:
potential (for: actual)
• Similar to:
effective
• Derivationally related forms:
existence, exist, actualize (for: actual), actuality (for: actual)
• Attrubites:
actuality

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  actual, real, existing
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  potential, possible, unreal, nonexistent