Synonyms for nihilistic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : nahy-uh-lis-tik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnaɪ əˈlɪs tɪk


Définition of nihilistic

  • adj insurgent
Example sentences :
  • He is too negative, too nihilistic, and his quest of Buddhahood will end in a lamentable failure.
  • Extract from : « The Buddha » by Paul Carus
  • The result appears to be a sort of nihilistic sense-idealism.
  • Extract from : « Modern Skepticism » by C. J. Ellicott
  • After Csnad, he issued proclamations which can only be described as nihilistic.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 » by Various
  • A nihilistic delusion is one which denies existence in whole or part.
  • Extract from : « Applied Psychology for Nurses » by Mary F. Porter
  • A nihilistic bomb exploded in the cabinet of the czar would scarcely have created more consternation than did my statement.
  • Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman
  • A thrilling story of Russian outrages on the Jews, of Nihilistic plotting and revenge.
  • Extract from : « A Life For a Love » by L. T. Meade
  • In her nihilistic frame of mind she wished that her hostess had discovered the compromising situation.
  • Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
  • These theories were very bold in their negation, and it is for this reason that they have been called "nihilistic."
  • Extract from : « Contemporary Russian Novelists » by Serge Persky
  • I supposed at first that he was tracking me as the agent of a Nihilistic society.
  • Extract from : « The Mission of Poubalov » by Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton
  • The government has done much to stamp out the curse of nihilistic propaganda, and many members of the society have fled.
  • Extract from : « The Mission of Poubalov » by Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton

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