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

The controversy, which centers on public funds earmarked for flood-control infrastructure allegedly going toward substandard or nonexistent projects, is also pressuring portfolio flows and local assets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gene stares off down the hall and gives an almost nonexistent nod.

From Literature

Group presentations always dominate these events, but here solo exhibitions—or even group presentations with several works by the same artist—were almost nonexistent.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

• absent
• negative
• tenuous
• vacant