existence

Other forms of existence

plural

existences·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about existence

What does existence mean?

existence means "the state or fact of existing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in existence?

existence has 3 syllables: ex-is-tence. The stress falls on "is". In IPA it is /ɛɡˈzɪstəns/.

What is another word for existence?

Close synonyms include being, beingness, face of the earth, universe, creation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of existence?

The recorded antonyms are nonexistence.

Is existence a common word?

existence is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with existence?

2 words rhyme with existence. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.