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Synonyms for aught

Most common

zip null nil zippo respect jot

All synonyms

Noun

1. Zilch — zero

nothing, zilch informal, nil, zero, zippo, goose egg informal, cipher, cypher UK, null, nix, zip

Other

respect, bit, jot

Pronoun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Zero.

Forms

Plural
aughts → nothings, zilches, nils, zeros…

Example sentences

  • zip Can you tell me what the zip code is for New York?
  • null There are people to whom null is a positive number.
  • nil Nilópolis is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro State.
  • respect Respect of the young for the old is quite natural.
  • jot Just jot your name down on a piece of paper.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
aughtrising
ziprising
nullrising
nilfalling
zipposteady
respectfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bit1, zip1, nil1, nix1, jot1
4 letters
zero2, null1
5 letters
zilch1, zippo2
6 letters
cipher2, cypher2
7 letters
nothing2, respect2
8 letters
anything3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zero2 = 2 syllables).