Nonexistent
Nonexistent adjective - Not present or in evidence.
Usage example: our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today
Present is an antonym for nonexistent.
Present
Present adjective - Being within the confines of a specified place.
Usage example: all of you are required to be present for every meeting
Both words in one sentence
- The Fifth World is the present day (well, an Alternate History version of "the present day" that splits off around 1999), when magic is nearly nonexistent.
Source: Here There Were Dragons - The last one was almost completely annihilated and in the present basically nonexistent.
Source: One-Federation Limit -
While it's true that their visions of the future bounce between useless to nonexistent, their knowledge of the past and the present is invaluable.
Source: Series / The Almighty Johnsons
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Nonexistent & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonexistent/present>.
Present or Nonexistent. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nonexistent/present.
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