nonexistent
- adjective
- /nɑːnɪɡˈzɪstənt/
- But you do understand, the chances of him racing again are virtually nonexistent.
- virtually nonexistent
- almost nonexistent
- practically nonexistent
And my failure rate is nonexistent or really low.
- And my failure rate is nonexistent or really low.
- My appetite since the birth has been nonexistent.
- So they are continuing to cover up and to present all of the evidence that connects Joe Biden to this as nonexistent when it does exist.
- So he says, you know, the present time is very brief indeed, so brief that to some people it seems to be nonexistent.
Examples
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The consequences of this geographic determinism are that the southern lands around Nubia have narrow or nonexistent floodplains, which make irrigation difficult.
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Can we not talk about my nonexistent film career right now?
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And my failure rate is nonexistent or really low.
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The number is almost nonexistent, and I mean almost nonexistent for the year.
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My skin routine is essentially nonexistent and my face routine is actually nonexistent.
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The service out here is practically nonexistent.
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The associated rituals at the sacred sites are all but nonexistent; the ceremony has lost its original meaning.
Academic text (2008) -
She'd gotten into the habit of complaining to him about her nonexistent love life.
Fiction book (2000) -
The combination of poor populations, ruinous climate, and nonexistent infrastructure does not attract major automakers.
Academic text (1999) -
The support for the project was nonexistent, leaving the team to fend for themselves.
Synonyms
Not present where expected or not existing when needed
Not existing any more
Antonyms
How Real
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonexistent is made of non- ('not') and exist ('to be'), so it literally means 'not existing' and is used for something that is 'not real' or 'not present'.