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 Jenna Ortega opened up to Vogue magazine as part of a new cover story about her nonexistent relationship to how the public receives her movies. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 While the phenomenon is virtually nonexistent, the President has turned it into a pretext to involve the Department of Homeland Security in the midterms, Jonathan Blitzer reports. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Brock Purdy is playing like an MVP candidate, and the usual string of injuries the 49ers deal with is nonexistent. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Dark greens represent the strongest signal, yellows represent a weaker signal, and grays represent a very weak or nonexistent signal. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonexistent

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Adjective

The program has been under consideration for some time, Fujitsu says, and its aim is not to pin down what women bring to animation that was previously absent.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Most notably, Gershman has been absent, having fought to be able to hold an instrument or pick up his son again after a debilitating battle with long COVID and resulting autoimmune disease.

— Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of absent

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Illinois already ranks among the states with the highest property taxes in the nation, yet substantive efforts to relieve this burden remain entirely lacking.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
The Detroit Free Press and other Michigan- and national-based media organizations have said the claims are misleading or lacking context.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

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