existent

adjective

1. 1

   presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

   the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different

   actual and imagined conditions

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

   real objects

   real people; not ghosts