nonexistent

British  

/ ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt /

adjective

1. not having being or existence

2. not present under specified conditions or in a specified place

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Other Word Forms

• nonexistence noun

Example Sentences

Our critic said “What the play most painfully illustrates is that for women like these—impoverished or politically oppressed—appealing options are nonexistent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Locals say career opportunities are largely nonexistent outside of mining and some heavy manufacturing companies that support the coal and timber industries.

From The Wall Street Journal

But some technology executives see a place where energy would be cheap, temperatures hospitable and community backlash nonexistent: outer space.

From MarketWatch

“The carry looks nonexistent at a lot of funds right now,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The peso has weakened in recent months due to the graft controversy surrounding how public funds meant for flood-control infrastructure allegedly went toward substandard or nonexistent projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• absent
• negative
• tenuous
• vacant