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Synonyms for zilch

  • noun

Most common

nobody nil naught US zippo shutout

All synonyms

Noun

1. Zero — A nobody, a person who is worthless in importance or character

nothing, zero US, nil, nobody, zippo, naught US, nought UK, aught, non-entity, zip, cipher, cypher UK, null, goose egg informal, nix, shit all vulgar slang UK IE

Other

shutout, bupkis slang US

Antonyms

essential, mugwump

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.

    President Henry P. Zilch. Chairman of the Board Charles D. Zilch. Treasurer Otto Zilch.

Forms

Plural
zilches → nothings, zeros, nils, nobodies…

Example sentences

  • nobody It is said that nobody has solved the problem yet.
  • nil Nilópolis is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro State.
  • naught From tears to a kiss, there is naught but a quiver!
  • shutout He had a shutout until the ninth inning.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
zilchrising
nobodyrising
nilfalling
naughtrising
zipposteady
shutoutrising

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

By length

3 letters
zip1, nil1, nix1
4 letters
zero2, null1
5 letters
zippo2, aught1
6 letters
nobody3, cipher2, naught1, cypher2, nought, bupkis
7 letters
nothing2, shutout2

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