nihilism
Definitions
Noun
- A revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
- The delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal
- Complete denial of all established authority and institutions
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "nihilism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | infinitum | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | nettlesome | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | aneurism | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | antebellum | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | nobelium | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | norstrom | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "nihilism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nationalism | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | nishimo | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | nichols | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | animism | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | vigilantism | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | nihilists | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | hillis | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | chilis | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | phillis | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | philips | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | nils | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | nihiser | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | nightlines | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | nicholi | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | minimalism | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | hilsman | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | chilies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | chili's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | penicillins | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | nightline's | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "nihilism" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "nihilism" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "nihilism" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "nihilism".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Opinion | Tracing the Causes of the Rise of Nihilism (Published 2025)
Sep 2, 2025 The New York Times
Sep 2, 2025 The New York Times
Three Therapies for the Affective Nihilist: Talking to Kaitlyn Creasy
Dec 25, 2020 Los Angeles Review of Books
Dec 25, 2020 Los Angeles Review of Books