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 service is currently funded by ads — some from pharmaceutical and medical device companies — on its app and website, though many of the clinicians interviewed for this article remarked that the ads were either unobtrusive or nonexistent.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Lewis had a successful solo career, her breakup with Sennett left some lasting scars, professionally and personally, and communication between the two camps seemed largely nonexistent.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
As Sportico has reported, Kalshi pioneered the use of a Request for Quote (RFQ) market structure to facilitate custom parlays, which were previously nonexistent on prediction markets.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
And while there’s a robust body of research supporting the use of small doses of ketamine for severe depression, many of those clinics are operating in areas where the evidence is sparse to nonexistent — all while asking consumers to pay handsomely for the privilege.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Lewis had a successful solo career, her breakup with Sennett left some lasting scars, professionally and personally, and communication between the two camps seemed largely nonexistent.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
As Sportico has reported, Kalshi pioneered the use of a Request for Quote (RFQ) market structure to facilitate custom parlays, which were previously nonexistent on prediction markets.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
And while there’s a robust body of research supporting the use of small doses of ketamine for severe depression, many of those clinics are operating in areas where the evidence is sparse to nonexistent — all while asking consumers to pay handsomely for the privilege.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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