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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Worries about missing the playoffs are all but nonexistent, regardless of who’s in net.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That information drips out in the regular media but is almost nonexistent on social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Deals from the preceding week are typically low in stock and sometimes nonexistent.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
The tight end position has been virtually nonexistent after the departure of Jonnu Smith, whom the Dolphins traded along with cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a pick swap.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
That information drips out in the regular media but is almost nonexistent on social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Deals from the preceding week are typically low in stock and sometimes nonexistent.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
The tight end position has been virtually nonexistent after the departure of Jonnu Smith, whom the Dolphins traded along with cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a pick swap.
—Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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