Existent and Lost

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

Lost is an antonym for existent.

Nearby Words: existence, existing, existential

Lost

Lost adjective - No longer possessed.

Existent is an antonym for lost in topics: extinct, missing, distracted.

Nearby Word: losing

Both words in one sentence

  • Defictionalization Wilco had a song called "The Late Greats", which mentions "Turpentine" by non-existent band The Late Greats as being "the greatest lost track of all time".
  • Video Game / Arabians Lost However, Arabians Lost is unique in that instead of gaining points for choosing the right options on DialogueTrees (which are almost non-existent), Aileen has her love interest accompany her in hunting monsters or sneaking out at night.
  • He also manages to get himself a luxury suite in a posh Beverly Hills hotel by claiming to be a Rolling Stone reporter and threatening to write an article claiming the hotel was racist because they "lost" his non-existent reservation.
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