nonexistent

adjective

non·​ex·​is·​tent ˌnän-ig-ˈzi-stənt 

: 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

Synonyms

• absent
• lacking
• missing
• wanting

Examples of nonexistent in a Sentence

our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today

Recent Examples on the Web

The 2020–2021 flu season was essentially nonexistent, with ILI activity staying well below baseline for the entire season. —Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025

At one point, Jeff has the audacity to comment on Manchi’s English pronunciation when his Spanish is nonexistent, for example. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025

Despite judicial precedent affirming law enforcement’s duty to intervene, enforcement is nonexistent. —Chris Felder, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025

This puts a damper on the occasion, as normal conversation among all participants is nonexistent. —R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above