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 brief cited at least nine court decisions that were soon exposed as nonexistent.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
These scams range from fake investment opportunities to misleading product offers and even the sale of nonexistent puppies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
But honest and open discussions about menopause and the years leading up to it — called perimenopause — have, until recently, been nonexistent.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Creating support ecosystems: The women relied on each other when outside support was nonexistent.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
These scams range from fake investment opportunities to misleading product offers and even the sale of nonexistent puppies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
But honest and open discussions about menopause and the years leading up to it — called perimenopause — have, until recently, been nonexistent.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Creating support ecosystems: The women relied on each other when outside support was nonexistent.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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