Synonyms of nonexistent

nonexistent

adjective

ˌnän-ig-ˈzi-stənt 

as in absent

not present or in evidence

our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absent
• lacking
• missing
• extinct
• vanished
• lost
• wanting
• inadequate
• insufficient
• sparse
• obsolete
• defunct
• scarce
• over
• done
• expired
• departed
• dead
• rare
• uncommon
• finished
• perished
• lapsed
• passé

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• present
• existent
• active
• current
• alive
• living
• thriving
• common
• prevailing
• prevalent
• going
• obvious
• apparent
• evident
• conspicuous
• animate
• plain
• uncanceled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonexistent

The Protestant church had been nonexistent and was now a minority faith. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Violent crime is virtually nonexistent in Monaco, a city state located on the Mediterranean Sea, home to roughly 40,000 people and known as a playground for the wealthy. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Studies have also shown that voting by noncitizens is virtually nonexistent. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Investment in emergency infrastructure has been all but nonexistent, a shortcoming now measured by a death toll that has climbed past seventeen hundred in a matter of days. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026