ZERO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ZERO?

Need another word that means the same as “zero”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “zero” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Zero” are: zero in, return to nought, return to zero, adjust to zero point, 0, cipher, cypher, nought, zero point, aught, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zilch, zip, zippo

Zero as a Noun

Definitions of "Zero" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zero” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured.
• The sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing.
• A quantity of no importance.
• A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.

Synonyms of "Zero" as a noun (16 Words)

0	A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
aught	A quantity of no importance. It was all for naught.
cipher	Something written in a code. He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher.
cypher	A quantity of no importance.
goose egg	A man who is a stupid incompetent fool.
nada	A quantity of no importance.
naught	A quantity of no importance. All my efforts led to naught.
nil	Nothing, especially as the score in certain games; zero. They beat us three nil.
nix	A quantity of no importance.
nothing	A quantity of no importance. It looked like nothing I had ever seen before.
nought	The digit 0; zero. I once had to pay a tax bill with a serious number of noughts on it.
null	A dummy letter in a cipher.
zero point	A quantity of no importance.
zilch	A quantity of no importance. I didn t hear zilch about it.
zip	Denoting something fastened by a zip. A zip pocket.
zippo	A quantity of no importance.

Zero as a Verb

Definitions of "Zero" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zero” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value.
• Adjust (an instrument) to zero.
• Adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun.
• Set the sights of (a gun) for firing.

Synonyms of "Zero" as a verb (4 Words)

adjust to zero point	Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.
return to nought	Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.
return to zero	Go back to a previous state.
zero in	Adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value.

Usage Examples of "Zero" as a verb

• The rifle had been zeroed at an elevation of 200.
• Zero the counter when the tape has rewound.
• He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards.

Zero as an Adjective

Definitions of "Zero" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zero” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Indicating an initial point or origin.
• Indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration.
• Of or relating to the null set (a set with no members.
• Having no measurable or otherwise determinable value.

Synonyms of "Zero" as an adjective (1 Word)

0	Indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration.

Usage Examples of "Zero" as an adjective

• A zero score.
• The goal is zero population growth.

Associations of "Zero" (30 Words)

annul	Declare invalid. Her first marriage was finally annulled by His Holiness.
cipher	Do arithmetic. He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher.
code	Attach a code to. I was given the number but not the code for Guildford.
decrement	An amount by which something is reduced or diminished. The dose was reduced by 10 mg weekly decrements.
denominator	The number below the line in a vulgar fraction; a divisor.
devoid	Entirely lacking or free from. The sentence was devoid of meaning.
encrypt	Convert ordinary language into code. Encrypted data.
encryption	The activity of converting data or information into code. I use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
expired	Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. An expired passport.
futilely	In a futile and unproductive manner.
misanthropy	A dislike of humankind. The streak of misanthropy in his nature.
naught	Complete failure. It was all for naught.
nihilism	A revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake.
nihilist	A supporter of an extreme Russian revolutionary party c.1900 which found nothing to approve of in the established social order. It is impossible to argue against a nihilist.
nil	A quantity of no importance. Reduced to nil all the work we had done.
no	Not. He was no heavier than a child.
none	By no amount; not at all. Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
nothing	Used to contradict something emphatically. It looked like nothing I had ever seen before.
nowhere	Not in or to any place; not anywhere. The constable was nowhere to be seen.
null	Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. His curiously null life.
off	Located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb offside. He is off on sick leave.
pessimist	A person who expects the worst. He finds solace in the writings of pessimist philosophers.
subtract	Make a subtraction. Subtract 43 from 60.
transience	An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying. The transience of life and happiness.
uncharacteristically	In uncharacteristic manner. He hesitated uncharacteristically.
vacant	Void of thought or knowledge. The President resigned and the post was left vacant.
vain	Having no likelihood of fulfilment; empty. A vain boast.
value	Fix or determine the value of assign a value to. The mean value of x.
zip	Fasten with a zip. He zipped a pass out to his receiver.