nobody

pronoun
/ˈnəʊ.bɒd.i/

Not any person; the logical negation of somebody.

Example

“I asked several people, but nobody knew how.”

Synonyms

no one

Antonyms

anybody
anyone
everybody
everyone
somebody
someone

Related words

nobodaddy
nobodiness
nobody's
like nobody else
nobody's fool
like nobody's business
nobody's perfect
like it's nobody's business
like nobody's watching

Example sentences

“Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Nobody knows what I'm about to say.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“He waited but nobody came.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "nobody".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “nobody” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.