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Synonyms & Antonyms of nihilist
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in cynical, nihilistic
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nihilist
- bleak,
- cheerless,
- comfortless,
- depressing,
- desolate,
- dismal,
- dreary,
- funereal,
- gloomy,
- morose,
- saturnine,
- sepulchral,
- somber
- (or sombre),
- sullen
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nihilist
- hopeful,
- optimistic,
- Panglossian,
- Pollyanna,
- Pollyannaish
- (also Pollyannish),
- rose-colored,
- rosy,
- upbeat
nihilist
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of nihilist (Entry 2 of 2)
as in cynic, fatalist
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