Nought

//nɔːt//

Synonyms for "nought" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

zero nothing a little thing aught cipher

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (12)

goose egg hardly anything inessential insignificancy marginal matter matter of indifference mere nothing minor matter nada naught nichts nihil

Related words (19)

nihility nil nix no great matter no such thing nothing at all nothing in particular nothing on earth nothing to signify nothing whatever nullity paltry affair peu de chose rien du tout scarcely anything technicality thing of naught zilch

Noun(1 words)

zero

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries

digit figure

Synonyms

2 entries

nothing zero

Related terms

2 entries

naught ought

derived

9 entries

all for nought bring to nought come to nought dreadnought more often than nought noughth noughties noughty set at nought

has context

1 entries

related to

21 entries

abase character efface exist extent figure immoral naught nil not not at all nothing number ought point quantity

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I teach kids from nought to five years old.

Source: tatoeba (987311)

It is not right to vex ourselves at things, for they care nought about it.

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Thus Venus spake, and thus fair Venus' son replies: / "Nought of thy sisters have I heard or seen. / What name, O maiden, shall I give to thee, / for mortal never had thy voice or mien? / O Goddess surely, whether Nymph I see, / or Phoebus' sister."

Source: tatoeba (6787083)

We are nought but creatures of our master's will.

Source: tatoeba (12828025)

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