Reverse Dictionary
examples:
unpleasantly moist,
using pretentious words,
inhabitant of earth
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ne'er-do-well nothing good-for-nought good-for-naught no-account do-naught free lunch naughty gratis nil naught wastrel zilch rapscallion empty-handed creationism empty spalpeen zero nought free there's no such thing as a free lunch nix pure all for naught lurdan mahala precious rapscallionly trifling scroyle good–for–naught zip twiddle your thumbs useless mere echo on idle something for nothing ragabash lorel rampallian measly want skybal rotten vegetate nowt beyond null lunch blatherskite good–for–nothingness bum losel all double negative aught copyhold disavow twiddle one's thumbs watch nada void toucher ragamuffinly sheer period only from soup to nuts hoodlum none barefoot compensate nothingness finish with finish sod all giveaway have time to kill not a sausage bare square contempt fuck all ex nihilo there is no substitute for something not for all the tea in China whatever happens plus ça change swedge further nihilism introduction simply battler that’s all get barely blank count merely plug damn all faineant naught [or] nought wait around bad hair day like banging/hitting your head against a brick wall sketchbook haveless finality annul lay off someone ask for on an empty stomach a certain rye straw just must hobson's choice trash amphibology church-mouse mark time inactive twiddle annihilate freeloader net mind the store thorough scratch war damn foment miscreant have something/nothing to show for sth no news is good news nominalism but do-nothing truism be better than nothing tawdry as mercilessly paralipsis ingrate cipher while sth away integral individualism parenthesis lapse elaboration direct best for a song cannot choose but concealer fain�ant [or] faineant nobbut nihility no harm done unprovoked egotism undiminished even mum God help someone schlock perfect immediate smoke esteem bezique at all empty–handed vapid explicit emptiness pajama love gratuitous unabridged solitude hand dwindle fall vitriol censor claustrophobic final treat involvement abomination ball horse jack dummy ordinary clear unfounded out of thin air sit on your hands Blume, Judy hound point per Yom Kippur hopeless brisk loafer think hee-haw nihil tacit sod in the dark Fanny Adams indistinctive entire nuffin frank nihilist diddly sweet fanny adams delectable svelte tailing windbag despair necessity evanesce Peter bupkis stupefy unmake back-to-back nullity procedural bored belligerence angst podiatrist hectic schlemiel uneventful litigant complete SIT fig embroil incomparable immediately grandiloquence casual acquaintance clarion unstructured culinary have-something methodology frill fakir improvident annihilation alone sit around figurant at least unimpeachable cursory placebo do moonshine absolutely indissoluble mumbo jumbo proof unity contributor frustrate vulture sweet theodolite waste nonentity dried belle unreserved hibernation hands dysfunctional wasteland drone tautological ado humbug dogmatism insertion worst gap ornamental indescribable vegetation teleology sextant brash consolation quackery next eulogy caption no more diddly-squat stern coral hopper protege avaricious abscond unaccountable limbo ingredient coveted duck silence is golden codswallop structural care Bar hunch say navel coercive environmentalist auditor bantering bog frivolity fruitless charlatan hogwash futility dreary profusely create Gleason, Jackie cypher idiomatic patriotic accustomed apiary black hole plain crucial inefficient dissolve loaf sound illiterate idly costless closed book dick insignificant fiddle-faddle other complimentary with your eyes closed/shut non-paying collapse exhaust agony directly but for dead zone perfection dead silent bludge substitute snafu insouciance radio silence stand around poverty concentric bay full less zippo not a dicky bird nm fall through abortive from scratch sausage nothing comes of in its/their totality least sit (around) on your backside in full repudiate dead end end of story banal devour keep your mouth shut stew have no recollection mindless nothing like carefree vacant air sweet FA/Fanny Adams satisfy seal foolproof naething turn to dust clueless bilk be poles apart not say boo uncluttered vacuous donought make no move sweet FA claptrap hilt hog-shearing run into the sand in its/their entirety card judgment fizzle thing clean hiatus double landlubber uninterested wind such as pro- doodly-squat ignoramus whatever be at a loose end nuttin' unavailing negative dummy up by itself have time on your hands not know the first thing about doss all-or-nothing obliterate squat hollow unsparing be at a loose end (or North American at loose ends) unrewarded precise keep something quiet perish have no concern with defeat way creation ignore At sit on one's arse serene make no mention of unproductive nothing in it (for someone) on the bounce still barehanded at a loose end adjoining fiddling note full-frontal faff a fat lot neat all-or-none go up in smoke transparently browser nihil obstat nugatory it's a long lane that has no turning faute de mieux melt outright uncut watching brief bubkes by oneself that's about it/all adjacent come clean simple quits not know one's ass from one's elbow false dawn button your lip not know the first thing about sth thoroughly in (one's) shirtsleeves not know one's arse from one's elbow sit about incident Deo volente makeshift come to sth bum around unadulterated last resort fool around idle away trust that pro desolate avail exasperated donothingness staid sit around (somewhere) perpetuity e.g. know–nothingism space spin your wheels intact in the raw not put a foot wrong Maori P.T. solely time on your hands doing courtly in the clear speak up yak does shapeless something fine words butter no parsnips lamp dateless wish sth away n-word plead ignorance run out non-dairy trumped-up routine know-nothingness eat up something futile psychomonism a pack of lies relaxed go for gasbag au naturel intervene quiescent DOS leastways drain fatality flash in the pan time up to par uncontrolled starting price hang around engross keep up appearances peter out tinker's damn materialist hand–to–mouth inertia have (got) nothing on watch out for Homer little moon around stripped-down use up something keep your own counsel what you see is what you get up sit on your arse lounge out of harm’s way eventless one-track mind not/nothing much tight materialism have eyes like a hawk keep one's own counsel niˈhility frugality double or quits from zero little (or nothing) short of know-nothing fits and starts mention did deafening there is nothing like wait out someone or something wish away something hold your tongue done integrity strikeout unplantable humdrum wholeness spring judgment–proof order faze the blind leading the blind well start from scratch even-steven as good as it gets despairing desert (and) that's all she wrote layoff goof around nonsense innovative exasperate cur rest on your laurels gridlock furring strip postage-paid postpaid retch specific saturate stick at nothing that's that unread contemn exasperation assure stalemate pair of spectacles drop nothing of the kind omit pap on the receiving end of something would not do sth for all the tea in China comment piffle sneeze inert can austere fishbowl empty your mind do something/nothing/anything about something be as good as it gets live (from) hand to mouth grasping at straws exasperating have little/nothing to recommend him/her/it virgin territory choke groundbreaking finger string along garbage comfortless relax bored stiff talking shop let (something) slide sit by yap reply-paid a conspiracy of silence Mendel's law bargain a fish out of water block off bootstrap badlands to the ground have nothing to hide come two cents unexceptionable fiddlestick acataleptic completeness grief stick wash random tooth from the ground up intrusive may/might as well nothing less than something she's apples infinite fike whole bubble speak yawn anent indecinable short bean an open book anodyne blind alley consecutive freedom have something/nothing to show for something declarator lounge around smattering np coast milk run the still of the night closed block sth up sealed secure/safe in the knowledge that be laughing beyond help burn out concentration godforsaken teacup routinier nuncle lie to end all rest/sit on one's laurels sb can't win max sth out engrossed junk natality unknown monotony sound and fury full stop beyond compare what are you going to do? your normal/usual self class dry heaves stainless nothing of the sort timepass nuts nihilianism prevent clear conscience lip service away glum grind illiteracy goose egg burnout vg UN apart from behind such for instance Xmas lamented barring sale hunt run-of-the-mill check work to rule saturation there's no law against it yield bootstrapping baggage check cap sleeve clog cynical pay lip service to something accomplish without equal euphuism no good watertight wholemeal wild horses wouldn't drag me press sth/sb into service superannuated heavy breather incurable extraordinary be all fur coat and no knickers flyleaf keep someone waiting gnash your teeth kitten seal sb's fate pure and simple roi fainéant die thong trick ennui complement creator have-nothing like zombie bank throw back on event horizon there it is/there you are/there you go hog shearing play itself out in circles let alone return so be it caboched busywork scrape the barrel (or the bottom of the barrel) canon to your name respect n watch your back vitalize mild cognitive impairment innocent half a loaf is better than no bread desolation lurch leech agnostic landsman wholewheat take sth out on sb apple quotidian screw awhile ogygian obliteration ravaged rain check divide evenly outward hew backwater clutch/grasp at straws dud cheque creatio ex nihilo there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip cookie anything versification alarm addle the devil finds work for idle hands oomph laundry unanticipated slug pure endowment shuffle pedantic topless paperwork rest pedigerous property cider connive bare bone provided fret fugue cusk-eel expletive historicism water-haul lotus-eat relativism juicy subsistence farming nuclear winter obstruction incurious monotone repair mute positive work-to-rule vandalism trumpery law of continuity intelligence unadorned solipsism efface waster scorch parasite perfectly pedophile mesmerize nihilistic individual insolvent obstruct negativism indefinite proposition examination of title effusive arid argle-bargle atrocious apex abandoned allegory blast beauty starvation clammy degrading scotch top grain innocence signify stand parallel minus mean fix on relation empathic monomania commensurate goo predestination of arbitrarily bourbon minatory stultify expire crumble checksum biodegradable abreast passive fervent exhausted r–less penetrate impoverish isolated truth
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Words For "for nothing"
As you've probably noticed, words for "for nothing" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "for nothing" are: ne'er-do-well, nothing, good-for-nought, good-for-naught, and no-account. There are 992 other words that are related to or similar to for nothing listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "for nothing" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).
About Reverse Dictionary
The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.
I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).
In case you didn't notice, you can click on words in the search results and you'll be presented with the definition of that word (if available). The definitions are sourced from the famous and open-source WordNet database, so a huge thanks to the many contributors for creating such an awesome free resource.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: Elastic Search, @HubSpot, WordNet, and @mongodb.
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