nowhere

Plural: nowheres

Noun

No place; a nonexistent or insignificant place.
an insignificant place
- "he came out of nowhere"
No particular place, noplace.

Adverb

not anywhere; in or at or to no place
- "I am going nowhere"

Adv

In no place.
To no place.

Adj

Unimportant; unworthy of notice.

Examples

Nowhere did the rules say anything about popcorn.
The keys are nowhere in the house.
They went on a cruise to nowhere.
We sat in traffic, going nowhere.
With those letters, his scoring opportunities seemed to lead NOWHERE.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where.
Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.

Antonyms

everywhere

Scrabble Score: 13

nowhere: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nowhere: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nowhere: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

nowhere: valid Words With Friends Word