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 ]

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 ]

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 ]