nowhere to be found
Impossible to locate
Nowhere to be found means completely absent or impossible to locate despite searching.
The phrase emphasizes that something or someone should be present but isn't: I looked everywhere for my keys, but they were nowhere to be found.
Often used when the absence is frustrating or mysterious: When the bill came, he was nowhere to be found.
- mislaidLost through carelessness
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- misplacedPut in wrong location
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- lostUnable to navigate
untraceable · without a trace · disappeared · unfound · invisible · undiscoverable · elusive · absent · AWOL · MIA · off the grid · hidden · unlocatable · gone · seek · hunt · high and low · frustration
- disappearedvanished, disappeared, gone, vanish, faded
nowhere to be foundin plain sight
Completely visible, unhidden
in plain view · visible · conspicuous · obvious · out in the open
nowhere to be foundeverywhere
In all places
at hand · in abundance · a dime a dozen · ubiquitous · plentiful
nowhere to be foundright there
in plain sight · present · right here · on hand · at hand
nowhere, where, found, whereabouts, wherein, whereby, wherefore, wherever, somewhere