Synonyms of nullity

nullity

noun

ˈnə-lə-tē 

1

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence

that tiny country's ambassador from the U.S. is usually some nullity who happens to be a friend or supporter of the current president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cipher
• nobody
• dwarf
• lightweight
• insect
• nonentity
• nothing
• zero
• inferior
• number
• puppet
• zilch
• half-pint
• insignificancy
• twerp
• morsel
• pygmy
• whippersnapper
• nonperson
• snippersnapper
• obscurity
• pip-squeak
• mediocrity
• least
• reject
• no-name
• pariah
• noncelebrity
• outcast
• figurehead
• unperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• personage
• eminence
• big wheel
• somebody
• nabob
• magnate
• figure
• chief
• kingpin
• leader
• authority
• lead
• VIP
• celebrity
• personality
• head
• big shot
• notable
• star
• superior
• luminary
• planet
• power
• bigwig
• superstar
• party
• great power
• kahuna

2

as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant

one of the basic themes of the theater of the absurd is the essential nullity of human existence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negligibility
• smallness
• emptiness
• insignificance
• immateriality
• inconsequence
• triviality
• pettiness
• inconsequentiality
• littleness
• slightness
• worthlessness
• inconsiderableness
• valuelessness
• insignificancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consequence
• importance
• significance
• magnitude
• moment
• weight
• import
• value
• weightiness
• substance
• bigness
• worth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nullity

The scene conjures the insanity and moral nullity of the Vietnam War, and without justifying or even making sense of America’s role in it, Kilgore in a strange way offers a glint of humanity. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026

That basically is now a nullity. — NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026

Where was this sneaking sense of doom and nullity coming from? — Nell Zink, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025

If death metal is more fatalistic, more depressive — though not necessarily nihilistic — black metal, at least early on, was more interested in examining evil and proclaiming the nullity of certain values, including musical values. — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025

Even this extended deadline, however, has itself been rendered a nullity by the Fifth Circuit. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024