existent
Present in reality
Existent means having existence—being real rather than imaginary or hypothetical.
The word often appears in philosophical or formal contexts: Is there any existent proof of alien life?
It functions as both adjective and noun: the existent refers to things that actually exist.
The opposite is nonexistent.
Truly existing, not fake
- factualGrounded in truth
- verifiableAble to be proven
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
- concreteSolid building mixture
actual · substantial · present · objective · evident · manifest · genuine · authentic
Study of existence's nature
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- beingExisting as something
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- realityWhat actually exists
substance · phenomenology · epistemology · nihilism · solipsism · dualism · monism · idealism
Having current existence
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- consciousMentally present and alert
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
organism · sentient · responsive · functioning · thriving · flourishing · surviving · viable
Physical matter; pertinent
- physicalOf body or matter
- corporealHaving physical existence
- solidFirm matter state
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
touchable · perceptible · observable · measurable · detectable · discernible · sensible · embodied
real
Truly existing, not fake
- factualGrounded in truth
- verifiableAble to be proven
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
concrete · actual · substantial · present · objective · evident · manifest · genuine · authentic · documented
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- beingExisting as something
- essenceFundamental nature of something
reality · substance · phenomenology · epistemology · nihilism · solipsism · dualism · monism · idealism · materialism
alive
Having current existence
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- consciousMentally present and alert
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
vitality · organism · sentient · responsive · functioning · thriving · flourishing · surviving · viable · animate
material
Physical matter; pertinent
palpable · touchable · perceptible · observable · measurable · detectable · discernible · sensible · embodied · incarnate
existentnonexistent
Not present anywhere
non-existent · nonextant · unreal · imaginary · fictional
existenthypothetical
Assumed but unproven
theoretical · potential · possible · conjectural · suppositional
- existential crisisProfound questioning of life's meaning
- existential threatPeril to survival itself
- in existenceCurrently being real
- existential dreadTerror at meaningless being
- bane of someone's existenceSource of ongoing misery
- existential angstDistress over life's meaninglessness
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