Mary renounced her moral values and became a nihilist.
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Nihilist
/ˈnaɪ.(h)ɪl.ɪst/
Synonyms for "nihilist" (110 found)
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catastrophicconsumingconsumptivecynicdeadlydefeatistdemolisherdesolatingdestroyerdestructivedevastatingdisastrousdoomfuldynamitarddynamitereeyoreexterminatorextreme left-wingerextremistfatal
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Noun(3 words)
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lunatic fringemalistman eaterman-eatermild radicalmutineernegativistparlor bolshevikparlor pinkpessimistpinkpinkoprophet of doomradicalrebelredretreatistrevolutionaryrevolutionistruiner
Noun(11 words)
moral nihilistnihilism adherentnihilisticnihilistic critiquenihilistic depictionnihilistic portrayalpessimisticpolitical nihilistradical nihilist stancerevolutionary nihilistsyndicalist
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12 entriesartistic descriptorattitude descriptorbelievercultural analysis termideological descriptorideologuenonreligious personphilosopherphilosophical termpolitical termradicalrevolutionary
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12 entriesRussian nihilistanarchistexistential nihilistmoral nihilistnihilistic activismnihilistic aestheticsnihilistic epistemologynihilistic ethicsnihilistic fictionnihilistic literaturenihilistic philosophynihilistic politics
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12 entriesRussian nihilistexistential nihilistmoral nihilistnihilist movementnihilist outlooknihilistic ethicsnihilistic fictionnihilistic philosophynihilistic politicsnihilistic worldviewphilosophical nihilismpolitical nihilist
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I used to be a nihilist.
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“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.
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