NONENTITY Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

nonentity

noun

ˌnän-ˈen-tə-tē

as in illusion

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

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as in nobody

a person of no importance or influence was so quiet he was almost a nonentity at the meeting

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Recent Examples of nonentity But at its peak, Insys was also a fascinating study in how a nonentity could become a major player by using institutionalized practices. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 And Putin, shockingly, after years and years of indefatigably suppressing alternatives, of promoting nonentities to his inner circle to ensure no one could threaten him, has allowed one to take shape. —

Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023 Europe has been a geopolitical nonentity since the 1990s. —

Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2020 The mocha frappe had a stinging, strong syrup flavor; the caramel tasted like almost nothing; the chicory was somehow even more of a nonentity. —

Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for nonentity

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With an incoming administration likely to stall or roll back green initiatives, now was the time to double down on renewable solutions, not to hedge bets on fossil fuel stopgaps that offer, at best, an illusion of progress.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Creating the illusion of pulling a gun on officers is a common suicide-by-cop move, Weiss said.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025