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Synonyms for zero

Most common

nobody null nil zippo plus root additive identity slashed zero

All synonyms

Noun

1. Naught — A person dismissed as unimportant

nothing, naught US, nought UK, zilch informal, nil, no, null, not one, not even one, nobody, fuck all informal, zippo, goose egg informal US CA, non-entity, aught, loser, nowt, nix, douche bag, absolute zero slang, cipher dated, cypher UK, bugger all vulgar informal UK IE, sod all vulgar slang UK IE

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person dismissed as unimportant.

    They rudely treated him like a zero.

Forms

Plural
zeros → nothings, naughts, zilches, nils…

Example sentences

  • nobody It is said that nobody has solved the problem yet.
  • null There are people to whom null is a positive number.
  • nil Nilópolis is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro State.
  • plus One crook plus one crook is equal to zero crooks.
  • root Quichua is like the root of the indigenous people.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
zerosteady
nobodyrising
nullrising
nilfalling
zipposteady
plusfalling

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

By length

2 letters
no1
3 letters
nil1, nix1
4 letters
plus1, root1, null1, nowt
5 letters
loser2, nadir2, zilch1, zippo2, aught1
6 letters
nobody3, origin3, cipher2, naught1, cypher2, nought
7 letters
nothing2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (loser2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
zéro
Italiano
zero
Español
cero
Deutsch
null