nothings

NOUN

emptiness, nonexistence

Synonyms

WEAK

annihilation aught blank cipher extinction fly speck insignificancy naught nihility nobody nonbeing nonentity not anything nought nullity obliteration oblivion shutout trifle void wind zero zilch zip

Antonyms

WEAK

capacity fullness

NOUN

emptiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nobody

STRONG

annihilation aught bagatelle blank cipher crumb diddly extinction naught nihility nix nonbeing nonentity nonexistence nothingness nought nullity obliteration oblivion scratch shutout trifle void wind zero zilch zip zippo

WEAK

duck egg fly speck goose egg insignificancy no thing not anything zot

Antonyms

WEAK

something

Example Sentences

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Senior Chinese diplomats are reportedly whispering sweet nothings in Indian ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

But she pays little attention as she fusses around the grave and whispers sweet nothings to her dead son.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

How can these insignificant nothings pass judgment on me, the greatest person who's ever lived, the world's leading expert on everything?

From Salon • May 28, 2024

In the song he asks, “Do you wanna be my girlfriend?” which he says is among the sweet nothings he often whispers to Adrienne.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Nobody, not even Galileo, was better prepared for this new world where nothings became somethings than Kepler.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton