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
Jasper WhiteWater was often a luxury, bathrooms were nonexistent, the food was often suspect.—Noel Vietmeyer
Noel VietmeyerAlthough 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
John Noble WilfordExamples of nonexistent in a Sentence
our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
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Following the precedents set in Geneva in 1949, the states employing these tactics continue to claim that the resulting famines are either nonexistent, or unintended consequences of lawful actions against enemy combatants.
—Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
However, many hazardous weather outlooks issued by NWS offices across the Upper Midwest region said the threat is nonexistent after Monday.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Harrison was a member of two bands in which every member is still alive and yet the chances of a concert reunion are virtually nonexistent.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Recall's long road to release involved a rushed initial almost-launch, harsh criticism of its (then mostly nonexistent) security protections, multiple delays, a major under-the-hood overhaul, and five months of testing in Microsoft's Windows Insider beta program.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Boyd Van Dijk, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
However, many hazardous weather outlooks issued by NWS offices across the Upper Midwest region said the threat is nonexistent after Monday.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Harrison was a member of two bands in which every member is still alive and yet the chances of a concert reunion are virtually nonexistent.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Recall's long road to release involved a rushed initial almost-launch, harsh criticism of its (then mostly nonexistent) security protections, multiple delays, a major under-the-hood overhaul, and five months of testing in Microsoft's Windows Insider beta program.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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