Synonyms of aughts

aughts

noun

plural of aught

as in zeros

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 & Similar Words

• zeros
• naughts
• ohs
• zips
• ciphers
• goose eggs
• nils
• blanks
• o's
• voids
• zilches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aughts

The Mexican interior designer has lived in the area since Girls was on HBO, watching as the neighborhood’s aughts grit gave way to luxury commercial appeal—the cost of living rising right along with it. — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026

Known for his gruff vocals, LaMontagne first came to the scene in the early aughts as a timid troubadour. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Degenerates Playwright Else Went and her wife, the director Emma Rosa Went, broke the hearts of anyone who came of age in the early aughts with their play Initiative at the Public Theater last fall. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Hilton happened to catch fire at a boom time for blogs and websites in the mid aughts. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Erin Erin Andrews has been a fixture on the sidelines since joining ESPN in the early aughts. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026

The most highly anticipated of those is A24’s Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as none other than Chris Hansen, the host of the infamous early-aughts series To Catch a Predator. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

The group’s early music was lo-fi, vintage-leaning, and just twee enough to make the scrappy garage rockers an emblem of early-mid aughts Urban Outfitters hipsterdom. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

This is a stark contrast from the dogs my family always had growing up in the ‘90s and early aughts. — Mimi Montgomery, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026