existent
adjective
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
Similar word(s): active, alive, extant, existing
2. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
Similar word(s): concrete, echt, genuine, actual, factual, documentary, objective, historical, realistic, sincere, real
3. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
noun
1. (archaic) a being or entity that exists independently