as in absent
not present or in evidence
our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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Recent Examples of nonexistent
Women were encouraged to take action against men who had allegedly harmed them — often upending their lives in the process — only to find that the financial and emotional relief in coming forward might be ephemeral at best, nonexistent at worst.
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Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
And there is always and everywhere a tendency to believe in nonexistent mandates and a tendency to believe that your political circumstances are exempt from the normal vicissitudes of politics and public opinion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Farzam’s nonexistent fire department is listed online and in state records as being on North Imperial Avenue in El Centro, a sweltering desert community about 120 miles east of San Diego.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Often, as in Guatemala, the Soviet link was weak, even nonexistent.
—Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
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Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
And there is always and everywhere a tendency to believe in nonexistent mandates and a tendency to believe that your political circumstances are exempt from the normal vicissitudes of politics and public opinion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Farzam’s nonexistent fire department is listed online and in state records as being on North Imperial Avenue in El Centro, a sweltering desert community about 120 miles east of San Diego.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Often, as in Guatemala, the Soviet link was weak, even nonexistent.
—Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
Adjective
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The vote was 6-2 against Buchanan's reappointment, with two board members absent.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Traditional holiday themes of generosity, salvation, and tradition are mostly absent here.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Wild coach John Hynes noted in training camp that Jiricek’s decision making in the heat of the battle in the defensive zone is sometimes lacking.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Oct. 2025
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And the flick, based on Hoover’s bestselling novel, lays it on thick alongside a lacking narrative and cringey dialogue.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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