Synonyms for zero

noun

  1. A cipher

    naught, nothing, nadir, love, below freezing, the lowest point, goose egg*, zip*, zilch*, duck egg*, nix*.

  2. Nothing

    nullity, oblivion, void; see blank 1.

See zero in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. (Informal)

    A totally insignificant person:

    cipher, nebbish, nobody, nonentity, nothing. (Informal) pip-squeak. (Slang) shrimp, zilch. See important
  2. (Informal)

    No thing; not anything:

    nil, nothing, null. (Slang) nix, zilch. (Archaic) aught. See absence
phrasal verb
zero in

To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:

aim, cast, direct, head, level, point, set1, train, turn. (Military) lay1. See seek

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