NONENTITIES Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

nonentities

noun

plural of nonentity

as in illusions

a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality the arctic circle is a nonentity—you won't see it on the way to the north pole

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as in nobodies

a person of no importance or influence was so quiet he was almost a nonentity at the meeting

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Recent Examples of nonentities All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The Hering and Wundt illusions are examples of how straight lines can appear curved if intersecting lines cross them at a certain angle.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
In each case, however, modern physics has shown these assumptions to be illusions.

— Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of illusions

Noun

In the trailer, the civilians are selling themselves as a new breed of nobodies.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.

— Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

Definition of nobodies

Noun

After eight years of fighting for their dreams, the series finale of All American gives the space for these characters to finally, fully realize them.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Have your sights set on the autumn-appropriate shoulder bag (or leather tote bag) of your dreams?

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of dreams

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
Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of ciphers

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Intentionality, agency to choose and visions of alternative futures could go a long way toward goal achievement.

— Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Lourdes became a major pilgrimage destination after the Catholic Church officially recognized Bernadette's visions as Apparitions in 1862.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of visions

Noun

Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).

— Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of lightweights

Noun

The Nashville group Total Wife go off the deep end with mutant hyperpop fantasies on their delightful Come Back Down, while Phoenix’s Glixen get romantic on Quiet Pleasures.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
This is part of how Hollywood helped make the gerbil legend, shaping stars to deliver fantasies but telling lies along the way.

— Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fantasies

Noun

Watching all ten members sing at once is funny the way the seven dwarves all sleeping in their little beds next to each other is funny.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
This is why a major question in the field is whether or not rocky planet atmospheres can even survive at all around M dwarfs.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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