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Definitions

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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When he did so for the first time against Glamorgan in the previous round of the Championship, he was out for four and nought.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

On nought not out at the end of the second day of the third Test against Pakistan at The Oval, Cook was convinced he was playing his last Test innings before being dropped.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 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

There is nought but this to report; nought to consider.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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