Nihilist

//ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

    "“Promortalists recognize and seek to minimize suffering rather than embrace misanthropy and amorality,” Keneally says, noting that the writings attributed to Bartkus indicate he rejected the “sociopath[ic]” tendencies of nihilists” in a May 2025 forum post. […] According to the ISD report, the disorganized and ever-changing nature of nihilist ideologies makes it harder to understand and counter."

  2. 2
    an advocate of anarchism wordnet
  3. 3
    An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.
  4. 4
    someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief wordnet

Synonyms

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anarchistanarchanarchistanarcho-syndicalistanimalannihilator

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"Mary renounced her moral values and became a nihilist."

Etymology

From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.

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