Definition of nobody
:no person :not anybody
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Examples of nobody in a Sentence
Nobody could answer my question.
I guess I'll have to volunteer because it's clear nobody else will.
First Known Use of nobody
14th century
Definition of nobody
plural nobodies
:a person of no influence or consequence
Examples of nobody in a Sentence
He was a nobody in high school.
tired of feeling like a nobody, she decided to launch her own business
Recent Examples of nobody from the Web
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Bruce Springsteen may get the credit as the country’s heartland rocker, but nobody sounds more like American than Bob Seger.
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Nobody was injured, although one firefighter was sent to a local hospital, treated and released the same day, according to the St. Charles Fire Department.
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Nobody seems to think the interruption is hokey or contrived.
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Nobody likes being bullied or made to feel worthless..
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Nobody rushed toward her or tried to get her attention.
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Listen, nobody said the Orcs are particularly creative.
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But nobody was sure what waited outside those doors.
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Back then, twenty plus years ago, nobody really talked about anxiety or panic attacks or things like that.
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First Known Use of nobody
1583
nobody Synonyms
Synonyms
cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilchAntonyms
big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIPRelated Words
no-name, noncelebrity; least; inferior, mediocrity, obscurity; figurehead, puppet; nonpersonNear Antonyms
chief, head, lead, leader; celebrity, luminary, notable, personality, planet, star, superstar; authority, superior; great power, party, powerNOBODY Defined for English Language Learners
nobody
noun
Definition of nobody for English Language Learners
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: someone who is not important or has no influence
NOBODY Defined for Kids
Definition of nobody for Students
:no person :not anybody
- Nobody lives in that house.
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