came to nought
Ended without result
Came to nought means failed completely or amounted to nothing.
Plans, efforts, or hopes that come to nought end without producing any result: All our negotiations came to nought.
The phrase uses the archaic nought (zero, nothing) and sounds more literary than "came to nothing." Also spelled came to naught.
- uselessnessLack of practical value
- pointlessnessState of lacking meaning
- miscarriagePregnancy lost naturally
- collapseSudden structural failure
- went southDeteriorated, collapsed
termination · downfall · fiasco · debacle · ineffectiveness · flop · flash in the pan · fizzled · up in smoke · stillborn · fell through · frustration · dead end · lost cause · abortive · ruin · halt · vanity
came to noughtsucceeded
Achieved desired outcome
triumphed · bore fruit · paid off · worked out · panned out
came to noughtmaterialized
Became physically present
came to pass · came into being · took shape · manifested · crystallized