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nihilists

nihilists is the plural of nihilist.

Meaning of nihilist

Noun

nihilist (plural nihilists)

  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...2025 May 21, Manisha Krishnan, “IVF Clinic Bombing Suspect Was Linked to ‘Anti-Life’ Ideology. Experts Fear Its Growing Influence”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 21 May 2025
  2. An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.

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Questions about nihilists

What is nihilists the plural of?
Nihilists is the plural of nihilist.

Words near nihilists in the dictionary

  1. nihilist
  2. Nihilist cipher
  3. Nihilist ciphers
  4. nihilistic
  5. nihilistically
  6. nihilists
  7. nihilities
  8. nihility
  9. nihils
  10. NIHL
  11. Nihoa

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