Synonyms of nonexistent
: 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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The heart of the Village is Washington Square; the heart of Murray Hill is nonexistent. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 Managing a nonexistent budget and dealing with the physical limitations of mismatched props and basic high school stage lights constantly threatened to dilute the vision. Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 There was the news that at least five of his six children have dropped the Pitt surname, and that his relationship with all of his kids is nonexistent. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026 Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang has similarly said that work-life balance is essentially nonexistent for him. Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Aug. 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 3 Sep. 2026.

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