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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Flaherty’s subjects allege that these facilities release addicts into the streets after weeks of nonexistent treatments and hand them wads of cash as a participation fee, knowing full well where that money is likely to be spent.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Affordable housing is scarce or nonexistent in Del Mar, where Zillow states the average home value is $2.3 million.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Some commentators don’t like the idea of potentially using taxpayer funds to backstop the price of crypto, a speculative digital asset with limited (some would say nonexistent) underlying value.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Money Matters: The Banking Blockade Cannabis businesses faced a unique challenge under Trump—access to banks was almost nonexistent.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Affordable housing is scarce or nonexistent in Del Mar, where Zillow states the average home value is $2.3 million.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Some commentators don’t like the idea of potentially using taxpayer funds to backstop the price of crypto, a speculative digital asset with limited (some would say nonexistent) underlying value.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
Money Matters: The Banking Blockade Cannabis businesses faced a unique challenge under Trump—access to banks was almost nonexistent.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Nonexistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexistent. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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