Existing and Substantive

Existing

Existing adjective - Having being at the present time.

Substantive and existing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substantive" instead an adjective "Existing".

Nearby Words: exist, existent, existence, existed

Substantive

Substantive adjective - Sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention.

Existing and substantive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Existing" instead an adjective "Substantive".

Nearby Words: substance, substantial, substantially, substantival, substantivized
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