INEXISTENCE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

inexistence

noun

Definition of inexistence

as in nonexistence

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Noun

Woodhall was born with fibula hemimelia, a shortening or nonexistence of the fibula bone, and his parents decided to have his legs amputated when the future Paralympian was 11 months old.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Aside from the existential issue that is Pete's nonexistence, little else goes wrong.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026

Definition of nonexistence

Noun

The stone never does talk to Larry, and Dillard ends that story by succumbing to her faith in the nothingness.

— Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
For some of us, this is a very counterintuitive notion, as the notion of things existing within and moving through some form of empty nothingness just doesn’t make any sense.

— Big Think, Big Think, 7 May 2026

Definition of nothingness

Noun

Cignetti’s Hoosiers have warped this choice, bending expectations into a soft pretzel of unreality.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Subverting the unassuming realism of the city with the twisted unreality of this level design not only heightens the uncanny factor but also unlocks more design creativity.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unreality

Noun

The absence of an endorsement was a setback for the Likud politician, who had billed his tight ties to the Republican president as a selling point for staying in power.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But in the absence of any federal rules, cities and states have been flexing their authority in an effort to bring order to some of the chaos.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026

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