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nowheres

no·wheres
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh-hwairz, -wairz]
    • /ˈnoʊ ʰwɛərz, -wɛərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh-hwairz, -wairz]
    • /ˈnoʊ ʰwɛərz, -wɛərz/

Definitions of nowheres word

  • adverb nowheres in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found. 1
  • adverb nowheres to no place: We went nowhere last weekend. 1
  • noun nowheres the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence: A gang of thieves appeared from nowhere. 1
  • noun nowheres anonymity or obscurity: She came from nowhere to win the championship. 1
  • noun nowheres an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region. 1
  • adjective nowheres being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile: to be stuck in a nowhere job. 1

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Parts of speech for Nowheres

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nowheres popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for nowheres

noun nowheres

  • oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
  • siberia — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
  • nothingness — the state of being nothing.
  • nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
  • demilitarized zone — an area from which military presence or function has been removed

Antonyms for nowheres

noun nowheres

  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • certitude — Certitude is the same as certainty.
  • sureness — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
  • surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
  • fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.

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