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noun nothing

Synonyms for zero

noun nothing

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somebody

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thing

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Concept Thesaurus for word zero

3. Indeterminate Number

Synonyms - noun

not one
not a
not a drop of
not a hint of
neither hide nor hair of

not a one
never a
not a speck of
not a smidgen of

not any
not a whit of
not a jot
not a suspicion of

nary a one
not an iota of
not a trace of
not a shadow of

More words related to zero

banal

adj. commonplace

bland

adj. tasteless; undistinctive

boring

adj. uninteresting

drab

adj. dull, colorless

feeble

adj. not strong; ineffective

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25 Synonyms found for zero

Word Origin & History

zero 1604, from It. zero, from M.L. zephirum, from Arabic sifr "cipher," translation of Skt. sunya-m "empty place, desert, naught" (see cipher). A brief history of the invention of "zero" can be found here. Meaning "worthless person" is recorded from 1813. The verb zero in is 1944, from the noun, on the notion of instrument adjustments. Zero tolerance first recorded 1972, originally U.S. political language.

Example Sentences for zero

But England's influence had fallen to zero since Skobeleff's victory and her own withdrawal from Candahar.

Conventionalization also reduces suggestion, perhaps to zero.

The voltage can be regulated from zero to one thousand volts by simply setting a dial.

Here, in winter, the thermometer sinks 70 degrees below zero.