NOTHING Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

nothing 1 of 3

noun

as in nobody

a person of no importance or influence his friends couldn't understand why he'd want to marry a girl who was an obvious nothing

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as in triviality

something of little importance you're always worrying about nothing

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as in zero

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it two minus two equals nothing

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nothing

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adverb

as in never

not in any degree, way, or under any condition nothing daunted by the poor reception his first novel received, he proceeded to write another one

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nothing

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adjective

as in worthless

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Noun

But even before that, women like Tina Turner and Josephine Baker were wearing costumes that evoked intimate little nothings. —

Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023 From Loewe’s dynamic striped wonders to Versace’s Courtney Love-esque little nothings, loose-fitting, pint-sizes dresses with major volume quickly became the garment on everyone’s minds. —

Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 22 Mar. 2023 But central banks can do nothing directly to increase productivity. —

Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 2 Apr. 2020 Tearing down the names of Hood and Lee, that don’t change nothing. —

1843, 2 Apr. 2020 See all Example Sentences for nothing

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