EVERYBODY

Etymology

Pronoun

everybody indefinite pronoun

All people.

Usage notes

• Everybody takes a singular verb: Is everybody here?; Everybody has heard of it. However, similar to what occurs with collective or group nouns like crowd or team, sometimes an antecedent of everybody is used as a plural: Everybody was laughing at first, but then they all stopped.

Synonyms

• everyone

Antonyms

• nobody, no one

• Logically negates to not everybody.

Source: Wiktionary

Ev"er*y*bod`y, n.

Definition: Every person.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition