cipher

cipher

noun

Definition of CIPHER

1

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it <remember to put the cipher after the decimal point>

Synonyms aught, cipher, goose egg, naught (also nought), nil, nothing, o, oh, zilch, zip

Related Words blank, void

2

a person of no importance or influence <it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature>

Synonyms cipher, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch

Related Words no-name, noncelebrity; least; inferior, mediocrity, obscurity; figurehead, puppet; nonperson

Near Antonyms chief, head, lead, leader; celebrity, luminary, notable, personality, planet, star, superstar; authority, superior; great power, party, power

Antonyms big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP