nobody

1 of 2

pronoun

no·​body ˈnō-(ˌ)bə-dē 

-ˌbä-

: no person : not anybody

nobody

2 of 2

noun

plural nobodies

: a person of no influence or consequence

Synonyms

Pronoun

• none
• no one

Noun

• cipher
• dwarf
• half-pint
• insect
• insignificancy
• lightweight
• morsel
• nonentity
• nothing
• nullity
• number
• pip-squeak
• pygmy
• pigmy
• shrimp
• snippersnapper
• twerp
• whippersnapper
• zero
• zilch

Examples of nobody in a Sentence

Pronoun

Nobody could answer my question.

I guess I'll have to volunteer because it's clear nobody else will.

Noun

He was a nobody in high school.

tired of feeling like a nobody, she decided to launch her own business

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel. —Abigail Lee, Variety, 13 May 2025

While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women. —Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025

Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025

Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Pronoun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1583, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing nobody

• like nobody's business
• nobody's perfect

Rhymes for nobody

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• agouti
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee

Kids Definition

nobody

1 of 2 pronoun

no·​body ˈnō-bəd-ē 

-ˌbäd-ē

: no person : not anybody

nobody lives in that house

nobody

2 of 2 noun

plural nobodies

: a person of no importance