existing
In the world
Existing describes what is present or real at this moment.
An existing policy is one currently in effect.
Existing conditions are those already present before something else occurs.
The word often contrasts with proposed, planned, or potential: We'll work with the existing infrastructure rather than build new.
Gift or current moment
- contemporaryOf the present age
- modernOf recent times
- nowThe present moment
- todayThis present day
immediate · recent · ongoing · active · standing · prevailing · operative · running
Remaining alive or intact
- remainingStill present after removal
- preservedKept from deterioration
- intactNot damaged or altered
- undestroyedNot ruined or demolished
documented · known · available · accessible · recoverable · traceable · archived · catalogued
Continuing through time
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- abidingContinuing without change
- durableAble to withstand use
- continuingGoing on without stopping
permanent · ongoing · sustained · long-standing · time-tested · resilient · steadfast · stable
Existing across many places
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- establishedFormally set up
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
- ubiquitousPresent in all places
dominant · commonplace · universal · entrenched · ingrained · conventional · mainstream · standard
present
Gift or current moment
- contemporaryOf the present age
- modernOf recent times
- nowThe present moment
today · immediate · recent · ongoing · active · standing · prevailing · operative · running · functioning
surviving
Remaining alive or intact
undestroyed · documented · known · available · accessible · recoverable · traceable · archived · catalogued · registered
lasting
Continuing through time
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- abidingContinuing without change
- durableAble to withstand use
continuing · permanent · ongoing · sustained · long-standing · time-tested · resilient · steadfast · stable · constant
widespread
Existing across many places
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- establishedFormally set up
- pervasivePresent throughout, inescapable
ubiquitous · dominant · commonplace · universal · entrenched · ingrained · conventional · mainstream · standard · normative
existingnonexistent
Not present anywhere
nonexistence · absent · extinct · void · null
- pre-existing conditionsIllnesses predating insurance enrollment
- reason for existingPurpose justifying one's life
- existing use