cipher

1 the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it remember to put the cipher after the decimal point Synonyms aught, zero, goose egg, naught (also nought), nil, nothing, o, oh, zilch, zipRelated Words blank, void

2 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 nobody, dwarf, half-pint, insect, insignificancy, lightweight, morsel, nonentity, nothing, nullity, number, pip-squeak, pygmy (also pigmy), shrimp, snippersnapper, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilchRelated Words no-name, noncelebrity; least; inferior, mediocrity, obscurity; figurehead, puppet; nonpersonNear Antonyms chief, head, lead, leader; celebrity, luminary, notable, personality, planet, star, superstar; authority, superior; great power, party, powerAntonyms big shot, big wheel, bigwig, eminence, figure, kahuna, kingpin, magnate, nabob, personage, somebody, VIP