nonexistent

adjective

non·​ex·​is·​tent ˌnän-ig-ˈzi-stənt How to pronounce nonexistent (audio)
: not in actual or present occurrence : not existing
… historical accounts of the first Thanksgiving are almost nonexistentJasper White
Water was often a luxury, bathrooms were nonexistent, the food was often suspect.Noel Vietmeyer
Although brain size and organization became basically modern at least 100,000 years ago, with the robust Neanderthals, their advances in tool-making were slight, their self-expression through art virtually nonexistent.John Noble Wilford

Examples of nonexistent in a Sentence

our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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A week after Robinson ran for 116 yards in a loss to the Saints, the Broncos made Robinson nonexistent for the majority of Sunday’s 38-6 win at Empower Field at Mile High. Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024 Elections officials say, and studies show, that widespread voter fraud is nonexistent. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024 Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Leads In 2 Surveys, Tie In 3 Others—As Race Tightens Nonetheless, access to justice remains very limited, if not nonexistent, for most victims/survivors. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 The contraptions that the eccentric Wallace crafted were always faulty, Rube Goldberg-like solutions to simple or nonexistent problems. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonexistent 

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonexistent was in 1646

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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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