NULLITY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

nullity

noun

ˈnə-lə-tē

Definition of nullity

as in cipher

a person of no importance or influence that tiny country's ambassador from the U.S. is usually some nullity who happens to be a friend or supporter of the current president

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as in negligibility

the quality or state of being unimportant one of the basic themes of the theater of the absurd is the essential nullity of human existence

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Recent Examples of nullity The scene conjures the insanity and moral nullity of the Vietnam War, and without justifying or even making sense of America’s role in it, Kilgore in a strange way offers a glint of humanity. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 That basically is now a nullity. — NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026 Where was this sneaking sense of doom and nullity coming from? — Nell Zink, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025 If death metal is more fatalistic, more depressive — though not necessarily nihilistic — black metal, at least early on, was more interested in examining evil and proclaiming the nullity of certain values, including musical values. — Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025 Even this extended deadline, however, has itself been rendered a nullity by the Fifth Circuit. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

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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

On Cape Ann, Rothko and Gottlieb thought a lot about the sun, as well as the sea, the sky, and the smallness of human life.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Both Drake and Lütke rejected Canadian smallness, the reflex that says our cities are minor markets, our companies are acquisition targets, and our culture is a regional dialect of America's.

— Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of smallness

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 nobody

Noun

While most citrus trees are too large for indoor growing, there are a few small or dwarf varieties of citrus that can be kept indoors year-round in pots.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
These explosions, known as hypernovas, were first proposed to explain unusual stars in the halo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and in a neighboring dwarf galaxy.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dwarf

Noun

Available in six styles—two of which are prescription-ready—each pair features polarized lenses, lightweight frames, noise-cancelling microphones, and open-ear hi-fi audio.

— Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The company says its paddings provide the same soft touch and luxurious look, lightweight and silky feel of down stuffing.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of lightweight

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Unlike Gregor Samsa who is confined to his room after transforming into a huge insect, the protagonist still has to go to work, a dark and bleak absurdity that lays bare the alienation, isolation, and hypocrisy of modern life.

— Deadline, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
At the hospital, an insect fell from the girl’s shoe, and a staffer saw a cockroach crawling on her, the district attorney’s office said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of insect

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During the Biden Administration, Pakistan had become a virtual pariah in Washington, or had been reduced to a nonentity, as the United States left Afghanistan and saw India as a means of countering China.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of nonentity

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