EXISTENT

actual, existent

(adjective) presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; “the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different”; “actual and imagined conditions”

existent, existing

(adjective) having existence or being or actuality; “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”

real, existent

(adjective) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

existent (not comparable)

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

Synonyms

• existing, extant; See also existent

Antonyms

• nonexistent

Noun

existent (plural existents)

(archaic) a being or entity that exists independently

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*ist"ent, a. Etym: [L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of existere. See Exist.]

Definition: Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place. The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition