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Synonyms for goose egg

  • noun

Most common

zero zip null cipher egg

All synonyms

Noun

1. Zero — zero; nothing

zero, nothing, zip, cipher, cypher UK, null, nix, naught US, nought UK, zilch informal, aught, nil, zippo

Other

egg, duck egg informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Zero; nothing.

    I missed every question on the quiz and got a goose egg.

Example sentences

  • zero Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, doesn't it?
  • zip Can you tell me what the zip code is for New York?
  • null There are people to whom null is a positive number.
  • cipher My best guess is it needs an asymmetric cipher.
  • egg If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?

By length

3 letters
egg1, zip1, nil1, nix1
4 letters
zero2, null1
5 letters
zilch1, zippo2, aught1
6 letters
cipher2, naught1, cypher2, nought
7 letters
nothing2

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