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

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
Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of cipher

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But there’s an element of the hotel's smallness that has an environmental benefit that almost no one has talked about.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The designer said she was inspired by the smallness of the human compared to the universe’s vastness.

— Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of smallness

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Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 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

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Norse mythology reinforced this tradition through the story of Fafnir, a dwarf transformed into a dragon by his overwhelming greed for a cursed hoard of gold.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
All fir trees are useful to birds, and some are available in dwarf form for smaller gardens.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026

Definition of dwarf

Noun

Both pieces are made of lightweight, cooling linen, and the pants have an adjustable drawstring waist for a customizable fit.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
The 100 percent triple-layer cotton material provides a lightweight yet buttery-soft feel, while the open-weave muslin fabric gives it superior breathability for warm nights.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 July 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

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

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