nowhere

American  

[noh-hwair, -wair] / ˈnoʊˌʰwɛər, -ˌwɛər /

adverb

1. in or at no place; not anywhere.

   The missing pen was nowhere to be found.

2. to no place.

   We went nowhere last weekend.

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noun

1. the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence.

   A gang of thieves appeared from nowhere.

2. anonymity or obscurity.

   She came from nowhere to win the championship.

3. an unknown, remote, or nonexistent place or region.

adjective

Informal.

1. being or leading nowhere; pointless; futile.

   to be stuck in a nowhere job.

2. worthless or useless.

   That's a nowhere idea if I ever heard one.

idioms

1. miles from nowhere, in a remote, isolated, or inaccessible area.

2. nowhere near, not nearly.

   There's nowhere near enough food to go around.

nowhere British  

/ ˈnəʊˌwɛə /

adverb

1. in, at, or to no place; not anywhere

2. informal to fail completely to make any progress

3. far from; not nearly

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noun

1. a nonexistent or insignificant place

2. a completely isolated, featureless, or insignificant place

nowhere More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing nowhere

• get nowhere
• in the middle (of nowhere)
• out of nowhere

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Spelling

See anyplace.

Etymology

Origin of nowhere

before 1000; Middle English (adv.); Old English nāhwǣr, nōhwǣr. See no ¹, where

Example Sentences

But as it turns out, producing incredible plays out of nowhere is exactly what the 23-year-old passer has spent his entire life training to do.

From The Wall Street Journal

These bets on Venezuela bonds didn’t come out of nowhere.

From Barron's

These bets on Venezuela bonds didn’t come out of nowhere.

From Barron's

Celtic weren't winning the title race, but Rangers were still nowhere to be seen in the rear view mirror.

From BBC

Patients were left with nowhere to take their ambivalence.

From The Wall Street Journal

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