Synonyms for nihilism
ˈnaɪ əˌlɪz əm, ˈni-ni·hilism

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1. nihilismnoun

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

2. nihilismnoun

   Extreme skepticism, maintaining that nothing has a real existence.

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

3. nihilismnoun

   The rejection of all moral principles.

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

4. nihilismnoun

   (capitalized by protagonist Turgenev) A Russian anarchistic revolutionary doctrine (1860-1917) holding that conditions in the social organization are so bad as to make destruction desirable for its own sake, independent of any constructive program or possibility.

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

5. nihilismnoun

   The belief that all endeavors are ultimately futile and devoid of meaning.

   ...the band members sweat hard enough to earn their pretensions, and maybe even their nihilism (rock critic Dave Marsh, reviewing the band XTC's album Go)

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

6. nihilismnoun

   Contradiction (not always deliberate) between behavior and espoused principle, to such a degree that all possible espoused principle is voided.

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

7. nihilismnoun

   The deliberate refusal of belief, to the point that belief itself is rejected as untenable.

   Synonyms:
   fatalism

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1. nihilismnoun

   a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake

   Synonyms:
   nihilistic delusion

2. nihilistic delusion, nihilismnoun

   the delusion that things (or everything, including the self) do not exist; a sense that everything is unreal

   Synonyms:
   nihilistic delusion

3. nihilismnoun

   complete denial of all established authority and institutions

   Synonyms:
   nihilistic delusion

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1. • Anarchy
   • Delusion
   • Doctrine

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1. nihilismnoun

   Synonyms:
   nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity

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1. Iggy Pop:

   Nihilism is best done by professionals.

2. Irving Kristol:

   The enemy of liberal capitalism today is not so much socialism as nihilism.

3. Haimer abdou:

   Death, nihilism trap for the absurd present.

4. President Barack Obama on Friday:

   May we always remember that our shared heritage makes us stronger, that our roots are intertwined, may we always choose faith over nihilism, and courage over despair, and hope over cynicism and fear.

5. Jaroslaw Kaczynski:

   If someone fights this system, then regardless of whether they are a believer or nor, they favor nihilism.