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existing

/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Existing means: having existence or being or actuality.

Synonyms for existing5

adjective, as in having existence or being or actuality

existent, active, alive, extant

adjective, as in presently existing

present

adjective, as in existing in something specified

present

What does existing mean?3

adjective

1

having existence or being or actuality“an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient”

2

presently existing“the existing system”

3

existing in something specified“depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with existing?6

two syllables

listingtwisting
Show 40 near rhymes
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Existing in a sentence

  • I'm not homeless anymore, but homelessness hasn't stopped existing.shekitten
  • Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.CM
  • The existing law concerning car accidents requires amending.unknown
  • The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.sacredceltic
  • Contemplating the reason for existence means contemplating non-existing things.MUIRIEL
  • You can append new data to the existing file.rul
  • It also says that companies existing for a long time are very reliable.unknown
  • Some video game publishers now prioritize investing in original property over acquiring existing franchises.Myrano_

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