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
When squared with the $200 billion capex forecast for the year, which came in $50 billion above expectations, the company's free cash flow for 2026 appears virtually nonexistent.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
On the Canyons side, for example, the easternmost terrain served by the Super Condor Express remains closed, as do lower-elevation lifts such as Town Lift and Eagle Lift, where snow coverage is minimal or nonexistent.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
If your brand of romance is veering a touch moodier (or nonexistent) this year, why not exchange pale pink for a soft baby blue?
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
However, his first season in Los Angeles was nearly nonexistent, with knee problems (and surgery) limiting him to just 11 games.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
On the Canyons side, for example, the easternmost terrain served by the Super Condor Express remains closed, as do lower-elevation lifts such as Town Lift and Eagle Lift, where snow coverage is minimal or nonexistent.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
If your brand of romance is veering a touch moodier (or nonexistent) this year, why not exchange pale pink for a soft baby blue?
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
However, his first season in Los Angeles was nearly nonexistent, with knee problems (and surgery) limiting him to just 11 games.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonexistent
Adjective
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Some stars receiving accolades were notably absent (Ackie and Cooper included), but the blue carpet was still a sight to behold.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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That restraint is precisely what feels absent in much of today’s discourse, where criticism of state action is often conflated with hatred of a people, and where historical trauma is sometimes used to silence moral questions rather than deepen them.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Vučević is also a good defensive rebounder, an area in which the Celtics are greatly lacking.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, that correspondence is wholly lacking.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonexistent. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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