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