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

These floods triggered cholera outbreaks in camps where medical care is virtually nonexistent. —Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

Homes are heavily insulated, often with double walls, but plumbing is virtually nonexistent—pipes freeze too easily in the permafrost. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025

Mowing is greatly reduced or nonexistent and many lawns are blanketed with a thick layer of snow for weeks on end. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025

College essay readers want to see real voices and heartfelt, human stories, and these are muffled or nonexistent when someone writes or heavily edits with AI. —Brad Tuttle, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above