Nonexistent

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that does not exist.

    "By showing that no true statements were about nonexistents, he dismissed any facts or knowledge about the so-called beingless."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not existent or existing; not real. not-comparable

    ""Hrunk" is a nonexistent word."

  2. 2
    Not present or occurring. not-comparable

    "Large cranes were virtually non-existent in the areas I worked with this truck, so we jacked everything on and off[.]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not having existence or being or actuality wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
lackingvanishedabscondedabsentall in the mindaway

Example

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"Unemployment in this part of the country is virtually nonexistent."

Etymology

From non- + existent.

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