naught

The word “naught” has 1 syllable: naught

It's pronounced as /nɔːt/


What is synonym and antonym for naught?

In the thesaurus, “naught” has 16 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for naught along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for naught

  • aught
  • blank
  • cipher
  • goose egg
  • insignificant
  • nil
  • nonexistence
  • nothing
  • o
  • oh
  • useless
  • void
  • worthless
  • zero
  • zilch
  • zip

Meanings of naught

  • noun
    1. Nothingness.
    2. Nothing; something which does not exist.
    3. A thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
    4. Not any quantity of number; zero; the score of no points in a game.
    5. The figure or character representing, or having the shape of, zero.
  • numeral
    1. (old-fashioned) Alternative spelling of nought.
  • pronoun
    1. Nothing.

Example Sentences

  • Despite his best efforts, his plan came to naught, leaving him frustrated and defeated.
  • The treasure hunters searched tirelessly, but their efforts yielded naught, as the chest remained elusive.
  • His promises amounted to naught as he failed to follow through with his commitments.
  • The storm's fury left the coastal town in ruins, reducing years of progress to naught.
  • In the end, all his scheming led to naught, as he found himself alone and remorseful.

On this page you'll find 16 synonyms or another words to naught, such as: aught, blank, cipher, goose egg, insignificant, nil, nonexistence.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • off-colored
  • off-putting
  • offence
  • offending
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  • onset
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  • opprobrious
  • outrageous
  • perverted
  • pillage
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  • push
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  • raid
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  • rush
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  • smutty
  • sortie
  • stinking
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  • unchristian
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  • unsavory
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  • unwanted
  • unwelcome
  • unwholesome
  • upsetting
  • vile
  • volley
  • vulgar
  • whammy
  • wicked
  • wretched

balky

  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • averse
  • bad
  • contrary
  • contumacious
  • defiant
  • discourteous
  • disobedient
  • disorderly
  • disrespectful
  • dissident
  • dogged
  • errant
  • fractious
  • froward
  • hardheaded
  • headstrong
  • hesitant
  • ill-bred
  • ill-mannered
  • ill-natured
  • immovable
  • impertinent
  • implacable
  • impolite
  • impudent
  • incompliant
  • inconsiderate
  • indisposed
  • inflexible
  • insolent
  • insubordinate
  • insurgent
  • intractable
  • loath
  • misbehaving
  • mischievous
  • monkeying
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  • mutinous
  • naughty
  • negative
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  • obdurate
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  • opinionated
  • ornery
  • peevish
  • pertinacious
  • perverse
  • pigheaded
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  • refractory
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  • rigid
  • rude
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  • stubborn
  • unbending
  • uncivil
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  • unrelenting
  • unruly
  • untoward
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  • wild
  • wilful
  • willful
  • wrongheaded

zilch

  • aught
  • blank
  • cipher
  • diddly-squat
  • dwarf
  • figurehead
  • goose egg
  • half-pint
  • hill of beans
  • inferior
  • insect
  • insignificancy
  • least
  • lightweight
  • mediocrity
  • morsel
  • nada
  • naught
  • nil
  • no-name
  • nobody
  • noncelebrity
  • nonentity
  • nonperson
  • not anything
  • nothing
  • nothingness
  • nought
  • nullity
  • number
  • o
  • obscurity
  • oh
  • pigmy
  • pip-squeak
  • puppet
  • pygmy
  • shrimp
  • snippersnapper
  • twerp
  • void
  • whippersnapper
  • zero
  • zip
  • zippo

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