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Synonyms & Antonyms of cipher
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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 for cipher
- dwarf,
- half-pint,
- insect,
- insignificancy,
- lightweight,
- morsel,
- nobody,
- nonentity,
- nothing,
- nullity,
- number,
- pip-squeak,
- pygmy
- (also pigmy),
- shrimp,
- snippersnapper,
- twerp,
- whippersnapper,
- zero,
- zilch
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verbSynonyms of cipher (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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“Cipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cipher. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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