INEXISTENCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

inexistence

noun

Definition of inexistence

as in nonexistence

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Noun

The strangeness of my writing routine is reflected in its nonexistence.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Woodhall was born with fibula hemimelia, a shortening or nonexistence of the fibula bone, and his parents decided to have his legs amputated when the future Paralympian was 11 months old.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of nonexistence

Noun

The stone never does talk to Larry, and Dillard ends that story by succumbing to her faith in the nothingness.

— Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
For some of us, this is a very counterintuitive notion, as the notion of things existing within and moving through some form of empty nothingness just doesn’t make any sense.

— Big Think, Big Think, 7 May 2026

Definition of nothingness

Noun

Cignetti’s Hoosiers have warped this choice, bending expectations into a soft pretzel of unreality.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Subverting the unassuming realism of the city with the twisted unreality of this level design not only heightens the uncanny factor but also unlocks more design creativity.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unreality

Noun

Rice’s absence with a hamstring injury — and his return Sunday — showed just how much the offense missed him.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Real estate developer Rick Caruso, who was defeated by Bass in 2022 and had family members lose homes in the inferno, blasted Bass over her absence and the city’s struggle to combat the blaze.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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