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nihilist

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Synonyms & Antonyms of nihilist

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in cynical, nihilistic

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nihilist

cynical,
fatalistic,
nihilistic

bearish,
defeatist,
despairing,
downbeat,
hopeless,
pessimistic

desperate,
discouraging,
disheartening,
inauspicious,
unlikely,
unpromising

bleak,
cheerless,
comfortless,
depressing,
desolate,
dismal,
dreary,
funereal,
gloomy,
morose,
saturnine,
sepulchral,
somber
(or sombre),
sullen

grim

contrary,
hostile,
negative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nihilist

hopeful,
optimistic,
Panglossian,
Pollyanna,
Pollyannaish
(also Pollyannish),
rose-colored,
rosy,
upbeat

auspicious,
bright,
encouraging,
fair,
golden,
heartening,
likely,
promising,
propitious

cheering,
comforting,
reassuring

favorable,
good,
positive

idealist,
romantic,
utopian,
visionary

cheerful,
cheery,
chipper,
sunny

nihilist

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of nihilist (Entry 2 of 2)

as in cynic, fatalist

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nihilist

cynic,
fatalist

Cassandra,
Jeremiah

hardnose,
pragmatist,
realist

defeatist,
pessimist

anti-utopian

knocker,
naysayer

worrier,
worrywart

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nihilist

optimist,
Pollyanna

Don Quixote,
dreamer,
fantast,
idealist,
idealizer,
ideologue
(also idealogue),
romantic,
romanticist,
utopian,
visionary

sentimentalist

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“Nihilist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nihilist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.

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