none

Absence of all

None means not any or no amount of something: None of the answers were correct, I wanted cake but there was none left.

It can refer to people: None were willing to volunteer.

Despite what some insist, none takes either singular or plural verbs depending on context—both none of them is ready and none of them are ready are standard.

None other than emphasizes surprising identity: The caller was none other than the president.

negation

nothing

Not any thing

  • zeroNumerical absence of quantity
  • nilNothing whatsoever
  • naughtNothing at all

zilch · nada · zippo · nix · denial · refusal · rejection · veto · no · not

insignificance

nobody

Inconsequential person

negligible · inconsequential · unimportant · trivial · immaterial · irrelevant · worthless · meaningless · forgettable · anonymous

emptiness

void

Without legal effect

barren · empty · devoid · bare · nothingness · desolation · blankness · vacuity · unmarked · untouched

absence

vacuum

Absence of matter

void · gap · omission · exclusion · withdrawal · disappearance · nonattendance · absenteeism · truancy · unavailability

cosmic

void

Without legal effect

antimatter · oblivion · infinity · expanse · emptiness · formlessness · primordial · nihilism

Categories
Opposites
quantity

noneall

The complete quantity

some · many · several · plenty · numerous

totality/inclusion

noneall

The complete quantity

every one · everything · everyone · everybody · entirety

Phrases
Family

nonetheless, nonexistent, nondescript, nonessential, nonpareil, nonentity, nonexistence, nonessentials, nonexclusive

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G