nowhere to be seen

A form of nowhere to be found — not present; missing or lost.

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Meanings

adjectivenowhere to be seen (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nowhere to be found.

    Aunt Alexandra’s visits from the Landing were rare, and she traveled in state. She owned a bright green square Buick and a black chauffeur, both kept in an unhealthy state of tidiness, but today they were nowhere to be seen.

    1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

nowhere to be seen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nowhere%20to%20be%20seen

MLA

“nowhere to be seen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nowhere%20to%20be%20seen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nowhere to be seen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nowhere%20to%20be%20seen.

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