nowhere
Americanadverb
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in or at no place; not anywhere.
The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
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to no place.
We went nowhere last weekend.
noun
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the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence.
A gang of thieves appeared from nowhere.
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anonymity or obscurity.
She came from nowhere to win the championship.
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an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region.
adjective
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being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile.
to be stuck in a nowhere job.
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worthless or useless.
That's a nowhere idea if I ever heard one.
idioms
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miles from nowhere, in a remote, isolated, or inaccessible area.
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nowhere near, not nearly.
There's nowhere near enough food to go around.
adverb
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in, at, or to no place; not anywhere
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informal to fail completely to make any progress
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far from; not nearly
noun
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a nonexistent or insignificant place
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a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place
Spelling
See anyplace.
Etymology
Origin of nowhere
before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English nāhwǣr, nōhwǣr. See no 1, where
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But - without minimising the impact on those whose jobs are at risk - the situation today is still nowhere near as grim as it appeared to be last summer.
From BBC
About a year ago, a group of us started holding bonfires at dedicated clearings in the woods, nowhere near enough to houses for parents to come nosing around our flickering flames.
From Literature
“Don’t worry about the time. I’ve got nowhere else to be.”
From Literature
But her voice was strangely muffled, somehow both distant and close, as if it were coming from all around and nowhere at all.
From Literature
They are educated, aspirational people with nowhere else to put their ambitions.
From BBC
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