All nihilism synonyms
ni·hil·ism
N n noun nihilism
- negativism — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- pessimism — the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
- nothingness — the state of being nothing.
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- skepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
- scepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
- anarchy — If you describe a situation as anarchy, you mean that nobody seems to be paying any attention to rules or laws.
- atheism — Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Compare agnosticism.
- lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- abnegation — a giving up of rights, etc.; self-denial; renunciation
- agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
- renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- terrorism — the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
- mob rule — the fact or state of large groups of people acting without the consent of the government, authorities, etc