Synonyms of nothing

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noun

1

as in nobody

a person of no importance or influence

his friends couldn't understand why he'd want to marry a girl who was an obvious nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobody
• cipher
• dwarf
• lightweight
• insect
• zero
• zilch
• number
• nonentity
• inferior
• twerp
• morsel
• puppet
• nullity
• insignificancy
• half-pint
• whippersnapper
• least
• pygmy
• pip-squeak
• snippersnapper
• reject
• no-name
• mediocrity
• noncelebrity
• obscurity
• nonperson
• figurehead
• outcast
• pariah
• unperson

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in triviality

something of little importance

you're always worrying about nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• triviality
• zero
• smoke
• trifle
• small change
• frippery
• picayune
• bit
• small beer
• bagatelle
• speck
• nothingness
• nonproblem
• naught
• shuck(s)
• peanuts
• nonsense
• straw
• touch
• child's play
• song
• two bits
• pittance
• rot
• spot
• particle
• crumb
• hogwash
• bunk
• shred
• lick
• claptrap
• folly
• tad
• smidgen
• trivia
• drivel
• fudge
• piffle
• scintilla
• trash
• trace
• humbug
• humbuggery
• pinhead
• ounce
• mite
• soupçon
• fribble
• dram
• dab

3

as in zero

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

two minus two equals nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• zero
• naught
• aught
• oh
• zip
• nil
• o
• zilch
• goose egg
• cipher
• blank
• void

nothing

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adverb

as in never

not in any degree, way, or under any condition

nothing daunted by the poor reception his first novel received, he proceeded to write another one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• never
• no
• none
• slightly
• in no wise
• nothing doing
• by no means
• nowise
• on no account
• noway
• barely
• nowhere near
• scarcely
• hardly
• marginally
• narrowly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• however
• ever
• very
• anyway
• at all
• completely
• fully
• anyhow
• extremely
• half
• right
• exactly
• somehow
• altogether
• anywise
• full
• par excellence
• out
• someway

nothing

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adjective

as in worthless

Related Words

• worthless
• valueless
• no-good
• good-for-nothing

Dissimilar Words

• invaluable
• priceless
• inestimable
• immeasurable
• incalculable
• valuable
• expensive
• costly
• high
• precious
• dear
• pricey
• premium
• superexpensive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nothing

Noun

But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today. — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024

The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash? — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024

And just so, these clouds like lines of coke, these fine bird-bone clouds giving structure to the afternoon sky will decompose into faint nothings. — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023

But even before that, women like Tina Turner and Josephine Baker were wearing costumes that evoked intimate little nothings. — Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023

Phrases Containing nothing

• nothing doing

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