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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For the vast majority of human history, slavery was nonexistent or rare, sporadic rather than institutionalized.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
In other words, at present, a nonexistent Board of Peace is overseeing a nonexistent Palestinian administration that may or may not be set up, depending on whether Israel approves.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Long offensive runs were nonexistent in the boys basketball game between El Dorado and Woodbridge on Thursday night at El Dorado High School.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Why this keeps happening across major platforms Weak or nonexistent API rate limits have caused several major data leaks in recent years, and WhatsApp isn’t the only example.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
In other words, at present, a nonexistent Board of Peace is overseeing a nonexistent Palestinian administration that may or may not be set up, depending on whether Israel approves.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Long offensive runs were nonexistent in the boys basketball game between El Dorado and Woodbridge on Thursday night at El Dorado High School.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Why this keeps happening across major platforms Weak or nonexistent API rate limits have caused several major data leaks in recent years, and WhatsApp isn’t the only example.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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