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
Though a statewide incentive has been nonexistent for years in Florida, local jurisdictions have offered their own incentives.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
The cadre of help most wealthy people surround themselves with was nonexistent.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
With two conference losses, LSU's margin for error is nonexistent.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The team is built poorly, and the players aren’t playing up to their potential, which makes the game day margin for error nonexistent.
—Omar Kelly
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
The cadre of help most wealthy people surround themselves with was nonexistent.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
With two conference losses, LSU's margin for error is nonexistent.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The team is built poorly, and the players aren’t playing up to their potential, which makes the game day margin for error nonexistent.
—Omar Kelly
october 23, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
Adjective
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This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the video released by police the man is absent from the camera frame for much of the chase and he is not seen turning toward the officer or raising his gun.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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