inexistent
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inexistent
1640–50; < Late Latin inexistent- (stem of inexistēns ) not existing. See in- 3, existent
Example Sentences
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In a time where investors are closely scrutinizing software-as-a-service companies against the threat of disruption from artificial intelligence, the margin for error is, if not inexistent, then very slim indeed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
The family lived in a small flat, where electricity was intermittent and heating, inexistent.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
"Everything he provided is false or inexistent," Marin said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2011
True freedom, real being, is only possible when law as such is inexistent.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
That something so monstrously inexistent could have any such power was barely comprehensible, and yet here he was faced with what easily might prove to be a force powerful enough to annihilate their love.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton
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