Synonyms of cipher

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noun

1

as in nothing

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it

remember to put the cipher after the decimal point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nothing
• zero
• zip
• nil
• aught
• naught
• nought
• goose egg
• oh
• blank
• o
• zilch
• void

2

as in nobody

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 & Similar Words

• nobody
• dwarf
• lightweight
• insect
• number
• shrimp
• zero
• nothing
• nonentity
• twerp
• half-pint
• puppet
• whippersnapper
• pigmy
• inferior
• nullity
• morsel
• zilch
• snippersnapper
• pygmy
• pip-squeak
• insignificancy
• no-name
• obscurity
• least
• figurehead
• nonperson
• noncelebrity
• mediocrity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• personage
• figure
• somebody
• eminence
• nabob
• magnate
• kingpin
• big wheel
• chief
• VIP
• leader
• head
• lead
• personality
• star
• celebrity
• planet
• notable
• bigwig
• kahuna
• luminary
• authority
• superstar
• big shot
• power
• superior
• party
• great power

cipher

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verb

as in to figure

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations

were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total

Synonyms & Similar Words

• figure
• calculate
• compute
• measure
• estimate
• work out
• sum
• assess
• divide
• figure out
• add
• subtract
• add up
• evaluate
• multiply
• reckon
• number
• gauge
• count
• average
• solve (for)
• allow (for)
• scale
• total
• totalize
• gage
• factor (in or into or out)
• deduct
• figure in
• rate
• tally
• value
• itemize
• appraise
• calibrate
• recompute
• recalculate
• refigure