existent

adj 1: 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" [syn: {existing}]

[ant: {nonexistent}]

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}]

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}]