Missing
Missing adjective - Not present or in evidence.
Usage example: any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel
Nonexistent is a synonym for missing. In some cases you can use "Nonexistent" instead an adjective "Missing". popular alternative
Nonexistent
Nonexistent adjective - Not present or in evidence.
Usage example: our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
Missing is a synonym for nonexistent in fictional topic. You can use "Missing" instead the word "Nonexistent" as an adjective or a noun. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dead and missing
- dead and nonexistent
- lost and missing
- lost and nonexistent
- absent and missing
- absent and nonexistent
- imaginary and missing
- imaginary and nonexistent
- gone and missing
- gone and nonexistent
- omitted and missing
- omitted and nonexistent
- insubstantial and missing
- insubstantial and nonexistent
Both words in one sentence
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Missing Mom: Their mom is virtually nonexistent and is only mentioned once in the pilot, when it is revealed that she once gave their dad a watch, and it was implied that she was dead.
- Naturally, each book's Chapter 19 has something to do with the ostensibly nonexistent classroom on this Missing Floor.
Source: Once a Season - In Digimon Tamers, Juri's father isn't a bad person per se, but is very emotionally distant for reasons described under Missing Mom, and Ruki's father is nonexistent.
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Nonexistent and Missing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/missing/nonexistent
Missing & Nonexistent. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/missing/nonexistent>.
Nonexistent or Missing. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/missing/nonexistent.
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