NONEXISTENT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

nonexistent

adjective

ˌnän-ig-ˈzi-stənt

Definition of nonexistent

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 Don’t rely on cell service alone, since coverage is spotty or nonexistent in most backcountry areas. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Outside of NGOs, legal work for openly transgender people in Nepal is virtually nonexistent, executive director Manisha Dhakal says. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 The biggest risk is for visitors to fungal-thriving places such as the San Joaquin Valley or Phoenix, who then return home to communities where valley fever is uncommon or nonexistent, such as the East Coast, Midwest or San Francisco. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Erotic Teen Fan Fiction Movie By Morgan Lehmann A teen virgin writing erotic fiction online must collaborate with her school’s promiscuous quarterback when asked to write about her nonexistent love life for a publisher. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonexistent

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Suddenly, a genre that was all but entirely absent from the top of the charts just one decade ago has gone from large niche to dominating the mainstream.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
In contrast, this coordinated brain activity was absent in participants who interacted with expressionless robots.

— Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of absent

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So a resistance surveillance network across places where this is lacking, such as northwestern Nigeria, would bring a huge return on investment.

— Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Despite severely lacking resources, the monuments men and women were able to find and retrieve more than five million items, many of them artworks that had been stolen by the Axis forces.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

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