Synonyms for zip
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Zilch — zero; nothing
zilch informal, zippo, nothing, zero, goose egg informal, null, nil, cipher, cypher UK, nix, aught, naught US, nought UK, shit all vulgar slang UK IE
2. Zipper — A zip fastener
zipper US AU, slide fastener
3. Zing — the high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air
Other
hiss, convolution, hissing, sibilance, zazz informal
Definitions
- n. 1
The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
- n. 2
Energy; vigor; vim.
- n. 3
A zip fastener.
- n. 4
Zero; nothing.
I know zip about economics.
Related words
- Word family
- zippo zip-a-dee-doo-dah zip-in zip-out zip-wire
- Phrases
- zip one's lip zip up zip fastener zip code zip down zip it zip bomb zip gun
Forms
- Plural
- zips → zilches, nothings, zeros, nulls…
Example sentences
- null There are people to whom null is a positive number.
- nil Nilópolis is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro State.
- cipher My best guess is it needs an asymmetric cipher.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| zip | rising | |
| null | rising | |
| nil | falling | |
| cipher | rising | |
| aught | rising | |
| convolution | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- nil1, wiz1, nix1
- 4 letters
- zero2, null1, hiss1, whiz1, zing1, zazz
- 5 letters
- vigor2, zilch1, zippo2, whizz, aught1
- 6 letters
- energy3, zipper2, cipher2, naught1, vigour, cypher2, nought
- 7 letters
- nothing2, hissing2
- 9 letters
- sibilance
- 11 letters
- convolution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zero2 = 2 syllables).