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aught

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of aught

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

  • for dates, the year is automatically listed as a pair of aughts, so the user has to scroll down to the correct figure
Synonyms of aught

cipher, goose egg, naught (also nought), nil, nothing, o, oh, zero, zilch, zip
Words Related to aught

blank, void

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