Nihilism synonyms

nī'ə-lĭz'əm, nē'-

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repudiation
The act of repudiating or the state of being repudiated.
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renunciation
The act or an instance of renouncing; a giving up formally or voluntarily, often at a sacrifice, of a right, claim, title, etc.
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denial (related)
(--- Psychology) An unconscious defense mechanism characterized by refusal to acknowledge painful realities, thoughts, or feelings.
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belief (antonym)
(In the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.
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skepticism
The doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible, either in a particular domain or in general.
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atheism
(Loosely, uncommon) Absence of belief in a particular deity, pantheon, or religious doctrine (notwithstanding belief in other deities).
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misrule
Misgovernment; bad or unjust government. [from 15th c.]
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terrorism
Violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives.
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lawlessness
Defiance of the law; outlawry
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mob-rule
Government by violent gangs, or by the masses.
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refusal (related)
Rejection of goods or denial of services to which a person is entitled; not completing a contract by either non-acceptance or nonpayment for goods or services; a chance to accept or reject something before any one else is offered that chance; the privilege of being afforded such a chance, also known as the right of first refusal.
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disorder (related)
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
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anarchy
Confusion in general; disorder.
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chaos
(Math.) A pattern or state of order existing within apparent disorder, as in the irregularities of a coastline or a snowflake
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optimism (antonym)
Optimism is the state of being cheerful or hopeful about the future and about the world around you.
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obedience (antonym)
The quality of being obedient.
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faith (antonym)
Faith is defined as trust or confidence, a belief in religion or God, or a strongly held belief.
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nihilistic-delusion
the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
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materialism (related)
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solipsism (related)
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subjectivism (related)
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idealism (related)
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fatalism (related)
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irrationalism (related)
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relativism (related)
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rationalism (related)
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irrationality (related)
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moralism (related)
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egoism (related)
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naturalism (related)
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dogmatism (related)
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intellectualism (related)
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scientism (related)
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misanthropy (related)
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Nihilism Sentence Examples

  • The new ego can embrace nihilism in two ways.

  • Brahmanic pantheism and Buddhistic nihilism alike teach the unreality of the seeming world, and preach mystical absorption as the highest goal; in both, the sense of the worth of human personality is lost.

  • Cyberpunk is '40s noir films, jaded cynicism and nihilism.

  • He followed it up with a number of other works on the condition of the Russian peasantry, on Nihilism, and on the conditions of life in Russia.

  • It leads, ultimately, to what he called European nihilism.

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