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nounlife

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "reality," from Old French existence, from Medieval Latin existentia/exsistentia, from existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens) "existent," present participle of Latin existere/exsistere "stand forth, appear," and, as a secondary meaning, "exist, be;" from ex- "forth" (see ex-) + sistere "cause to stand" (see assist).

Example Sentences for existence

Paralus breathes and moves, but is apparently unconscious of existence in this world.

To Kate, for instance, she was a necessity of existence, like light or air.

Its calmness gave the impression of a wisdom behind it that had no existence.

Built on fear and run by fear, fear is as essential to their existence as coal to our industries.

My home life—if existence in a studio ...

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Synonyms for existence

noun life

continuation
presence
reality
survival
world
actuality
animation
being
breath
continuance
duration
endurance
entity
essence
individuality
journey
permanence
perseverance
subsistence
hand one is dealt
lifing
rat race
real world
something
the big game

Antonyms for existence

abstract
end
death
inanimateness

More words related to existence

entities

noun. nature of a being

actuality
essence
existence
integral
integrate
quiddity
quintessence
reality
subsistence
substance
sum
system
totality

entity

noun. nature of a being

actuality
essence
existence
integral
integrate
quiddity
quintessence
reality
subsistence
substance
sum
system
totality

existent

noun. real thing

being
entity
existence
individual
life

experience

noun. knowledge

acquaintance
action
actuality
background
caution
combat
contact
doing
empiricism
evidence
existence
exposure
familiarity
forebearance
intimacy
involvement
inwardness
judgment
know-how
maturity
observation
participation
patience
perspicacity
practicality
practice
proof
reality
savoir-faire
seasoning
sense
skill
sophistication
strife
struggle
training
trial
understanding
wisdom
worldliness

experiences