1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in nobodies
a person of no importance or influence
was so quiet he was almost a nonentity at the meeting
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonentities
Noun
-
Inside a mesmerising hall of mirrors inspired by Houdini's illusions, massages with seasonal Hungarian essential oils and rejuvenating mud wraps release any and all tension.—
Cassie Doney, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
-
Her sister, Kali, has the power to create illusions, so the Eleven that everyone witnessed in her final moments could have been fake, and the real Eleven could have slipped away without being detected.—
Noun
-
Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers?—
-
Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
Noun
-
Sadly, his college ball dreams didn’t come to fruition after the coach who called him up retired.—
-
But your kid with pro athlete dreams is likely not part of the 70%.—
Noun
-
Two streetlamps engaged in a mute but luminous dialogue, an indecipherable Morse code, alluding to the silent exchanges and secret ciphers of strangers who meet there for their trysts.—
-
The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.—
Noun
-
In addition to having to be secretive about their work, Imagineers are responsible for balancing their creative visions with the strict budget they’re given.—
-
During one of her stays in jail, she was beset by visions that led her to believe herself to be God’s representative on Earth — an epiphany that did not improve her tenuous standing with the Church of England.—
Noun
-
Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.—
Noun
-
Although the film became a template for white revenge fantasies, its street thugs are assembled with almost comic care to avoid racial bias.—
-
Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.—
Noun
-
Alas, my daydreams about adapting an essay from my collection into a limited series TV show turned out to be just that.—
-
What about those perfect days and the daydreams that had sustained us?—
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Nonentities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonentities. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
