nonexistent
adjective
non·ex·is·tent
ˌnän-ig-ˈzi-stənt 
: not in actual or present occurrence : not existing
… historical accounts of the first Thanksgiving are almost nonexistent …—
Jasper White
Jasper WhiteWater was often a luxury, bathrooms were nonexistent, the food was often suspect.—Noel Vietmeyer
Noel VietmeyerAlthough brain size and organization became basically modern at least 100,000 years ago, with the robust Neanderthals, their advances in tool-making were slight, their self-expression through art virtually nonexistent.—John Noble Wilford
John Noble WilfordExamples of nonexistent in a Sentence
our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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Well-structured and fluent, the paper includes several Bible verses that catch her attention — yet turn out to be nonexistent.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Here, founders say, fear of political retribution or public cancellation is nonexistent.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
The image used to support the claim was based on a nonexistent article, edited from a real but unrelated story by Fox News, not about Ukraine.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Accustomed to a nonexistent dating life due to her hectic schedule, Mi-rae receives a ‘Monthly Boyfriend’ device by chance.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Here, founders say, fear of political retribution or public cancellation is nonexistent.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
The image used to support the claim was based on a nonexistent article, edited from a real but unrelated story by Fox News, not about Ukraine.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Accustomed to a nonexistent dating life due to her hectic schedule, Mi-rae receives a ‘Monthly Boyfriend’ device by chance.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonexistent
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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