Existing and Taken up

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Existing adjective - Having being at the present time.

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Taken up is an antonym for existing.

Nearby Words: exist, existent, existence, existed

Taken up adjective - Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.

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Existing is an antonym for taken up in topics: busy, distracted.

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