Synonyms of nonexistent
: not in actual or present occurrence : not existing
… historical accounts of the first Thanksgiving are almost nonexistent …—Jasper 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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And the Group has attributed archival images to nonexistent institutions—like the Museum of Fine Art New York. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The rushing attack was worse than nonexistent, with minus-17 yards. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Publicly reported crime — in a place where residents have far bigger budgets than any law enforcement agency in the country — is reported to be nonexistent. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Think island-hopping—whether Hawaii, Nantucket, the Caribbean, or the Mediterranean—where airports may be small, overburdened, or nonexistent. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonexistent

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 27 Oct. 2026.

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