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Synonyms for nobody

Most common

non-entity cipher zero loser small change small fry

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Cipher — A person dismissed as unimportant

non-entity, cipher, cypher UK, zero, loser, piss-ant, punk slang US

Other

random, plebeian, minnie, zilch informal dated, jackstraw rare, nugu slang

Pronoun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person dismissed as unimportant.

  2. n. 2

    Something that has no body or an especially small one.

  3. pron. 1

    Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

    I asked several people, but nobody knew how.

Related words

Phrases
nobody's fool like nobody else

Forms

Plural
nobodies → non-entities, ciphers, zeros, losers…

Example sentences

  • zero Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, doesn't it?
  • loser Jason is no bad guy, but rather a pitiable loser.
  • random Tom opened the book at random and started reading.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nobodyrising
zerosteady
loserrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
zero2, punk1, nugu
5 letters
loser2, zilch1
6 letters
random2, minnie2, cipher2, cypher2
8 letters
plebeian3
9 letters
jackstraw

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zero2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
quidam