Synonyms for nought
nɔtnought

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1. zero, 0, nought, cipher, cyphernoun

   a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

   Synonyms:
   zero, zip, goose egg, naught, aught, nothing, cipher, nix, zippo, nil, nobody, secret code, nonentity, cryptograph, cypher, zilch, zero point, nada, null

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1. noughtnoun

   Synonyms:
   nothing, naught

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1. Homer, The Odyssey:

   Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

2. Aesop:

   I will have nought to do with a man who can blow hot and cold with the same breath.

3. Homer:

   Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

4. Robert Burns:

   The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy

5. Omar Khayyam:

   Whilom, ere youth?s conceit had waned, methought Answers to all life?s problems I had wrought; But now, grown old and wise, too late I see My life is spent, and all my lore is nought.