CEFR A1

not exist

verb phrase

Meaning

Fail to have any actual being or reality.

Examples

Many people believe that ghosts do not exist.
The problem does not exist if you ignore the evidence.

Synonyms: be absent, be missing, be imaginary, be non-existent

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not exist (A1)

verb phrase

Pronunciation: /nɒt ɪɡˈzɪst/

Definition

Fail to have any actual being or reality.

Examples

Many people believe that ghosts do not exist.
The problem does not exist if you ignore the evidence.
Some rare languages do not exist in written form.

Synonyms of not exist

Words with a similar meaning to not exist:

be absent
be missing
be imaginary
be non-existent

Antonyms of not exist

Words with the opposite meaning to not exist:

exist
be real

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