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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zero” as a noun can have the following definitions:
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. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zero” as a verb can have the following definitions:
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. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “zero” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
0 | Indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration. |
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. |
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