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
At various hospitals and clinics, high patient numbers, as well as limited medical equipment or staff training, can make triage flawed or nonexistent.
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Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Larger properties for groups and retreats were almost nonexistent.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As his final hearing approached, McShane’s learned that his chances of victory were almost nonexistent.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Principal Drake has a lot on her plate in The Faculty, from juggling a nonexistent school budget to drugs in the classroom, and a school board that refuses to help.
—Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Larger properties for groups and retreats were almost nonexistent.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
As his final hearing approached, McShane’s learned that his chances of victory were almost nonexistent.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Principal Drake has a lot on her plate in The Faculty, from juggling a nonexistent school budget to drugs in the classroom, and a school board that refuses to help.
—Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
Adjective
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And by the time Bob finally reaches the border of that emptiness, the actor playing him no longer feels the least bit absent from himself.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fernandez was absent from the meeting.—
Michelle Marchante
September 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Art that truly centres girlhood, meanwhile, had too often been dismissed as sentimental or lacking intellectual rigor.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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The film’s overall low-key tenor downplays both moral judgment and conspicuous style, though neither are entirely lacking.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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