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 Wilford
Examples of nonexistent in a Sentence
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Artists are always reminding us that these barriers are nonexistent.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
The trial for a former Wisconsin election official who allegedly requested mail-in ballots for three nonexistent military voters is scheduled to begin on Monday in a Milwaukee court.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Their relationship seems practically nonexistent, coming off as an awkward way to introduce a player who quickly breaks off on his own journey.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
The nonexistent trade market left little doubt the answer teams had.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
The tax filings included falsified W2s, including nonexistent charity donations, nonexistent college attendance, and fictitious relatives, according to the release.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
Reliable local reporting in many places is sparse or nonexistent.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
But in the months that followed the tragic fires, details about the distribution of that $100 million fund were nonexistent.
—Devin Sean Martin, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Snowfall, which was nonexistent this season until just this week, has long been sporadic in local mountains due to our trademark warm and sunny weather.
—Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
The trial for a former Wisconsin election official who allegedly requested mail-in ballots for three nonexistent military voters is scheduled to begin on Monday in a Milwaukee court.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Their relationship seems practically nonexistent, coming off as an awkward way to introduce a player who quickly breaks off on his own journey.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
The nonexistent trade market left little doubt the answer teams had.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
The tax filings included falsified W2s, including nonexistent charity donations, nonexistent college attendance, and fictitious relatives, according to the release.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
Reliable local reporting in many places is sparse or nonexistent.
—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
But in the months that followed the tragic fires, details about the distribution of that $100 million fund were nonexistent.
—Devin Sean Martin, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Snowfall, which was nonexistent this season until just this week, has long been sporadic in local mountains due to our trademark warm and sunny weather.
—Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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