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existing

DEFINITIONS OF: existing

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adj having existence or being or actuality

“much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran”
Synonyms:
existent
active, alive
in operation
extant
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
Antonyms:
nonexistent
not having existence or being or actuality
extinct
(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
absent, lacking, missing, wanting
nonexistent
barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent
completely wanting or lacking
nonextant
no longer existing or inaccessible through loss or destruction
vanished
having passed out of existence
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adj presently existing

“the existing system”
Synonyms
present
temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

adj existing in something specified

“depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream”
Synonyms
present
being or existing in a specified place
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