existential
adjective
, ˌek-(ˌ)si-\
Definition of existential
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Synonyms & Antonyms for existential
Synonyms
empirical (also empiric), experiential, experimental, objective, observational
Antonyms
nonempirical, theoretical (also theoretic), unempirical
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Examples of existential in a Sentence
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This posed an existential threat to hiQ because the LinkedIn website is hiQ's main source of data about clients' employees. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Web scraping doesn’t violate anti-hacking law, appeals court rules," 9 Sep. 2019 At the same time, there are increasing numbers of existential threats, such as nuclear weapons and climate change. — Alexander Thomas, Quartz, "The problem with wanting to reverse aging that no one talks about," 30 Aug. 2019 Our society of instant gratification –mindful of existential threats like climate change, nuclear war, and killer planets that somehow avoid notice, weighed in quickly on Twitter. — Cicero Estrella, The Mercury News, "Director Richard Linklater plans to take 20 years to shoot musical ‘Merrily We Roll Along’," 29 Aug. 2019 The other is afraid to feature this existential issue. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Tired cry of “socialism”; Overly optimistic for our planet (8/27/19)," 27 Aug. 2019 Democratic voters see it as an existential issue and the candidates were eager to talk about it. — orlandosentinel.com, "Key takeaways from night 1 of the Democratic debate in Miami," 26 June 2019 Of course, there’s a subtext to this in the tightrope Golden State has had to walk all season with Durant’s free agency looming as the big existential issue over what becomes of their dynasty. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Warriors' wishful thinking on Kevin Durant has been just as destructive as his absence," 8 June 2019 And then there’s the existential issue of Ribeiro not actually being Carlton Banks, who is a fictional character owned by NBC. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Fortnite keeps stealing dances — and no one knows if it’s illegal," 20 Dec. 2018 The letters move seamlessly from personal reflections and memories to larger existential issues and historical overviews. — Daphne Merkin, WSJ, "‘Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor’ Review: Empathy With the Stranger," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'existential.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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