nowhere to be seen
Utterly not present
Nowhere to be seen describes someone or something that cannot be found despite being expected or sought: When the bill arrived, he was nowhere to be seen.
The phrase often implies conspicuous absence—someone who should be present has vanished, or something that should exist cannot be located.
Her keys were nowhere to be seen.
- goneNo longer present
- long goneDeparted very long ago
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- without a traceDisappeared leaving no sign
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
absent · out of sight · invisible · disappeared · gone missing · untraceable · off the grid · empty · unfound · camouflaged · undetectable · no place · unseen · non-existent · hidden · imperceptible · lost · look for
nowhere to be seenin plain sight
Completely visible, unhidden
right there · visible · present · in full view · on display
nowhere to be seenconspicuous
Clearly visible, attention-grabbing
prominent · standing out · unmissable · sticking out like a sore thumb · eye-catching
nowhere to be seenall over the place
Scattered without order
at hand · within reach · easy to find · ubiquitous · abundant
where, seen, here, nowhere, been, seeing, wherefore, whereby, wherein