Active and Existent

Active

Active adjective - In operation.
Usage example: an active tradition

Existent and active are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Existent" instead an adjective "Active".

Existent

Existent adjective - Having being at the present time.
Usage example: the coelacanth is one existent fish that was once thought to be entirely extinct

Active and existent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Active" instead an adjective "Existent".

Nearby Words: existence, existing, existential

Both words in one sentence

  • Elemental Baggage Whenever it is not active, the Ensui is nothing more than a slightly sharp handle; it requires a water source for it to form the blade, and although rare, Tokiya did find himself in some situations where water is non-existent, therefore rendering Ensui useless.
  • ARG / The Wall Will Fall The Cheshire cat was able to send a video to Joe from a non-existent email address and managed to get access to an active Cabal chat session.
  • Tabletop Game / Numenera A volcanically active nation whose people are warlike and authoritarian in the extreme, practice a religion focused around The Power of Blood and Human Sacrifice, and who are planning an invasion of the Steadfast, who have no idea they exist and are focused on the non-existent threat of the Gaians.
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