1
as in nobody
a person of no importance or influence
his friends couldn't understand why he'd want to marry a girl who was an obvious nothing
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2
as in triviality
something of little importance
you're always worrying about nothing
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as in never
not in any degree, way, or under any condition
nothing daunted by the poor reception his first novel received, he proceeded to write another one
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as in worthless
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Recent Examples of nothing
Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
The stereotype of large women in horned helmets warbling silly nothings comes largely from the period when American operagoers had lost the language skills that our great-grandparents had, either as European immigrants or European-admiring, upper-class swells.
—Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
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Noun
But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
The stereotype of large women in horned helmets warbling silly nothings comes largely from the period when American operagoers had lost the language skills that our great-grandparents had, either as European immigrants or European-admiring, upper-class swells.
—Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nothing
Noun
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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
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Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the movie’s most striking scenes is a curious digression stemming from a triviality—a telegram that Marcelo sends to a benefactor (Marcelo Valle) whose phone is likely tapped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Nov. 2025
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For Herzog, this simultaneous coexistence of high art and triviality is part of LA’s twisted genius.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Skippers pushed their advantage to 6-0 before the clock hit triple zeroes in the opening frame.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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Our screens have become highly efficient isolation chambers, commodifying our time into zeros and ones, and inducing a profound state of digital fatigue.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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His 799 games for one club will never be achieved again.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Because love is never destroyed but transformed.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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With devaluation having rendered the mark less than worthless, Germans began circulating dollars among other currencies.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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That essence of the girl who feels worthless and fears she’ll be found out by everyone still exists in Yasmin in Season 4.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
Noun
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As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Most of the people who perished in the fire were women, including one who was pregnant, the police chief told the BBC, sharing that the victims likely died due to asphyxiation from smoke rather than burns.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mocktail lovers get in on the fun thanks to The Fearless Sir Galahad, made with bitters, non-alcoholic bourbon, maple syrup, and aromatic smoke poured into what looks like a prop straight out of a Disney film.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
9 Dec. 2025
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Even when the comeback seemed for naught when Stephon Castle was fouled after the Knicks had taken the lead and made two free throws to put San Antonio back ahead with 30 seconds left, the Knicks had one more rally in them.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Even when the comeback seemed for naught when Stephon Castle was fouled after the Knicks had taken the lead and made two free throws to put the Spurs back ahead with 30 seconds left, the Knicks had one more rally in them.—
Brian Mahoney,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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“Nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nothing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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