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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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In between, Brook got into a tangle against an O'Rourke full ball and was out for nought.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

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

I could say nought but, “What has he done, sir?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

nought

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