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
My relationship with him now is pretty nonexistent.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Thailand enjoys relative prosperity, while Cambodia is the poorest country in the region, with an almost nonexistent industrial base.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Hand washing seems nonexistent most of the time too!
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
But that didn’t stop his name and home from being shared with law enforcement, who have shown up, armed, twice over the years to demand access to nonexistent marijuana plants.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Thailand enjoys relative prosperity, while Cambodia is the poorest country in the region, with an almost nonexistent industrial base.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Hand washing seems nonexistent most of the time too!
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
But that didn’t stop his name and home from being shared with law enforcement, who have shown up, armed, twice over the years to demand access to nonexistent marijuana plants.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonexistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
absent
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Midnights has not been absent from the Official Albums chart for long.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But Stevenson was absent from the joint practice session on Wednesday, and Vrabel announced that the 27-year-old is now dealing with an injury of some kind.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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