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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The Wi-Fi is free, but the cell reception is pretty much nonexistent.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The security representative apologized for missing the nonexistent event.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
When squared with the $200 billion capex forecast for the year, which came in $50 billion above expectations, the company's free cash flow for 2026 appears virtually nonexistent.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
On the Canyons side, for example, the easternmost terrain served by the Super Condor Express remains closed, as do lower-elevation lifts such as Town Lift and Eagle Lift, where snow coverage is minimal or nonexistent.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The security representative apologized for missing the nonexistent event.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
When squared with the $200 billion capex forecast for the year, which came in $50 billion above expectations, the company's free cash flow for 2026 appears virtually nonexistent.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
On the Canyons side, for example, the easternmost terrain served by the Super Condor Express remains closed, as do lower-elevation lifts such as Town Lift and Eagle Lift, where snow coverage is minimal or nonexistent.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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