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nought

[nawt] / nɔt /
ADJECTIVE
nil
Synonyms
STRONG
naught nihil nix none nothing zero
Antonyms
WEAK
existent existing
NOUN
cipher
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nonentity
STRONG
blank nada naught nil nobody nothing nullity squat zilch zip zippo
WEAK
diddly-squat goose egg insignificancy zot
NOUN
nothing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nobody
STRONG
annihilation aught bagatelle blank cipher crumb diddly extinction naught nihility nix nonbeing nonentity nonexistence nothingness nullity obliteration oblivion scratch shutout trifle void wind zero zilch zip zippo
WEAK
duck egg fly speck goose egg insignificancy no thing not anything zot
Antonyms
WEAK
something
NOUN
nothing/nothingness
Synonyms
WEAK
annihilation aught blank cipher extinction fly speck insignificancy naught nihility nobody nonbeing nonentity not anything nullity obliteration oblivion shutout trifle void wind zero zilch zip
Antonyms
WEAK
capacity fullness
NOUN
zero
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nil
STRONG
aught blank bottom cipher nada nadir naught nix nobody nonentity nullity oblivion scratch shutout void zilch zip
WEAK
insignificancy lowest point ought rock bottom zot
Antonyms
STRONG
VIP somebody
WEAK
anything being something thing
NOUN
zilch
Synonyms
STRONG
blank diddly-squat nada naught nothingness void zero zip zippo
WEAK
goose egg hill of beans insignificancy not anything

Example Sentences

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History has taught you that pouring out your time, energy and emotions will similarly come to nought.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Root said he did not feel like he needed to bat in Canberra, despite falling to Mitchell Starc for scores of nought and eight in Perth.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The veteran strike weapon delivered as he has so many times before, enticing a thick edge from Zak Crawley that Usman Khawaja did well to collect down low at slip, the opener gone for nought.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

He had Lions captain Tom Haines miscue to mid-on with the fifth ball he bowled then Bethell, who spent 15 balls on nought, pulled to square leg.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

They all lie somewhere between God and nought.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife