nobody 1 of 2

noun

Definition of nobodynext
as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence tired of feeling like a nobody, she decided to launch her own business

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nobody

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pronoun

ˈnō-(ˌ)bə-dē How to pronounce nobody (audio)
as in none
no person there is nobody home nobody wants to clean up that mess

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Recent Examples of nobody
Noun
Seattle’s John Schneider and New England’s Eliot Wolf rose up from young nobodies to graduate from Green Bay Packers University, too. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026 Many of Newsom’s critics who breathlessly report on his evil plans (that the left-wing mainstream media supposedly cover up) are just nobodies who feign authority and are obviously fronting for right-wing organizations. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Dec. 2025 Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers? — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies. — Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nobody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobody
  1. cipher
  2. dwarf
  3. nothing
  4. lightweight
  5. insect
  6. zero
Noun
  • There’s that vibrancy and, on the other side of the ledger, dead boys, ciphers, unfinished or unfinishable quests.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But in my view, our relationships to animals, whose lives are untouched by the existential woes and artifices of personhood, are the richest and most evident ciphers for our own often inscrutable psyches.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
Definition of cipher
Noun
  • Compact oaks like columnar English, dwarf chinkapin, and Texas red oak suit small spaces.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Container citrus trees grow on dwarf rootstock and can be kept to a reasonable size through pruning.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of dwarf
Noun
  • Women continue marching down the runway in their stilettos and frothy little nothings.
    — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of nothing
Noun
  • The lightweight, over-ear headphones shipped with the very first Walkman and served as the blueprint for highly portable personal audio for years.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Santoni showed off its lightweight Easy shoe collection with a slate of programing during marathon weekend in New York City.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lightweight
Noun
  • Mosquito repellent patches or stickers, often marketed to parents of young children, claim less mess and more convenience than cumbersome, sticky insect repellent sprays and lotions.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lace bugs are sap-sucking insects, and their type of feeding damage is called stippling.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of insect
Noun
  • But as the checks started getting more zeros, the job got bigger.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Sign up for our weekly newsletter Proof Positive The nine cells of the triangle contain nine zeros.
    — Heinrich Hemme, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of zero

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“Nobody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobody. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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