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Nonexistence

Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity.

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Impossibility 76% connected

The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nihility 76% connected

Nothingness; a state of being nothing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nothingness 76% connected

Nihility; nonexistence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nullity 76% connected

The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of efficacy or force.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unreality 76% connected

The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.

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Void 76% connected

Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

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Nonentity 92% connected

Nonexistence; the negation of being.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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