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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Despite virtually nonexistent production infrastructure, PMI over the next two years backed half a dozen Cayman-shot movies, typically budgeted between $5 million and $10 million and starring the likes of Harvey Keitel, Iggy Pop and Don Johnson.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The all-important turnover needed for a healthy labor market has become all but nonexistent.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
In an unprecedented breach of law and decency, the president is threatening to send federal forces to our city, in an unironic attempt to combat nonexistent lawlessness in Chicago.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Klubnik went 19-for-38 for 230 yards, and their rushing was nonexistent.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The all-important turnover needed for a healthy labor market has become all but nonexistent.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
In an unprecedented breach of law and decency, the president is threatening to send federal forces to our city, in an unironic attempt to combat nonexistent lawlessness in Chicago.
—Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Klubnik went 19-for-38 for 230 yards, and their rushing was nonexistent.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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