nonexistent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɪstənt/ UK /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not existing; absent Funding for the program was practically nonexistent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not existing; absent absentmissingfictionalimaginaryunrealillusory ↔ Opposites existentexistingrealactual Word family Related forms nonexistenceexistentexist Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + existent, from Latin exsistens, present participle of exsistere ('to stand forth, exist'). non Latin exsistere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonexistent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnɪɡˈzɪstənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnɪɡˈzɪstənt/ ## Meanings 1. not existing; absent ## Examples - Funding for the program was practically nonexistent. ## Synonyms - absent - missing - fictional - imaginary - unreal - illusory ## Antonyms - existent - existing - real - actual ## Related Forms - nonexistence - existent - exist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: exsistere ## Etymology From non- ('not') + existent, from Latin exsistens, present participle of exsistere ('to stand forth, exist'). ## AI Etymology Nonexistent comes from non- ('not') + existent, from Latin exsistens, present participle of exsistere ('to stand forth, exist'). The etymological trail includes Latin non, Latin exsistere. The same word family includes nonexistence, existent, exist. Its current adjective use means "not existing; absent". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown