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Synonyms for zippo

12 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

zero nil naught US aught

All synonyms

Noun

1. Zilch — zero. Typically used for emphasis, as when the listener might expect a positive quantity

nothing, zilch informal, zero, zip, nil, naught US, nought UK, aught, null, goose egg informal, cipher, cypher UK, nix, shit all vulgar slang UK IE

Definitions

n. 1
Zero. Typically used for emphasis, as when the listener might expect a positive quantity.
We got 200 consoles and we sold 200 consoles and 200 minus 200 is ZIPPO, so I can't sell you anything right now.

Example sentences

zero Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius, doesn't it?
nil Nilópolis is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro State.
naught From tears to a kiss, there is naught but a quiver!

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
zippo		steady
zero		steady
nil		falling
naught		rising
aught		rising

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

By length

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

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