Nil synonyms

nĭl

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naught
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) (now rare or archaic in US, Canada) Nothing; nothingness.
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nihil
Nothing
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zero
(Slang) A person of little or no importance.
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nothing (related)
Nothing is defined as no existence, or of no importance.
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nonexistent
Not existent; not real.
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existing (antonym)
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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null
(Computing) the ASCII or Unicode character (␀), represented by a zero value, that indicates no character and is sometimes used as a string terminator.
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nix
The definition of a nix is a part human water spirit in German mythology.
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zilch
A person regarded as being insignificant; a nonentity.
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aught
Anything whatever, any part.
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absence (related)
The definition of absence refers to the period of time that someone or something is away or not present.
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nada
Nothing; zero.
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cipher
A person or thing of no importance or value
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cypher
Alternative spelling of cipher.
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goose-egg
(Informal) Zero; nothing.
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zip
The definition of zip is a quick, hissing sound, is slang for zero, or is energy.
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zippo
Such a lighter
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Desperandum (related)
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Find another word for nil. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nil, like: naught, nihil, existent, zero, nothing, nonexistent, existing, null, nix, zilch and aught.
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Nil Sentence Examples

  • If the political results of the mission were nil, the value to geographical science was immense; for though no geographer himself, Sadlier's route across Arabia made it possible for the first time to locate the principal places in something like their proper relative positions; incidentally, too, it showed the practicability of a considerable body of regular troops crossing the deserts of Nejd even in the months of July and August.

  • The national debt was practically nil until c. 1855, and the debt contracted thereafter owes its existence almost wholly to railway construction.

  • His confession that he had known only twenty happy days in his long reign is perhaps a moral tale, to be classed with the "omnia fui, et nil expedit" of Septimius Severus.

  • You also have to remember that the nil rate band takes into account any potentially exempt transfers made during the previous seven years.

  • The possibility of escape was nil so secure was our twelve foot square cell.

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