Nonentity and Reality

Nonentity

Nonentity noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.
Usage example: the arctic circle is a nonentity—you won't see it on the way to the north pole

Reality is an antonym for nonentity.

Reality

Reality noun - One that has a real and independent existence.
Usage example: you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent

Nonentity is an antonym for reality.

How words are described

total total nonentity total reality
political political nonentity political reality

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Shin Megami Tensei IV The latter has an appearance, personality, and job title worthy of a Big Good, but in reality he's a puppet of the corrupt Monastery (and depressingly aware of it), and by the time you reach Tokyo and start meeting the people really in the know about the plot he's a total nonentity.
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