nothing
Absence of anything
Nothing is the absence of anything—no thing at all.
It functions as both pronoun and noun: There's nothing in the box, Nothing matters anymore.
As a noun, nothing means something of no importance or value: Don't worry, it was nothing, He came from nothing.
In phrases, nothing intensifies: nothing less than a miracle, nothing short of brilliant.
To say someone is nothing if not a quality emphasizes that quality above all others.
Sweet nothings are whispered endearments.
As an adverb, nothing means not at all: She looks nothing like her sister.
Without legal effect
- blanknessState of being empty
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
- barenessLack of covering
- hollownessState of being empty inside
desolation · blank · hollow · empty · vacuous · unfilled · unoccupied · vacuity
Immeasurably profound depth
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- darknessTotal absence of light
- blacknessComplete absence of light
chasm · depths · expanse · infinity · limbo · vastness · emptiness · nonbeing
Deficiency or absence
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- absenceState of not being
- omissionFailure to include
- gapUnfilled space between
deficiency · insufficiency · privation · scarcity · shortage · want · paucity · unavailability
Lacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- meaninglessLacking significance or purpose
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
negligible · trifling · petty · paltry · worthless · valueless · futile · pointless
Lack of significance
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
cynicism · anomie · despair · futility · purposelessness · hopelessness · disillusionment · bleakness
Not verbally expressed
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- speechlessUnable to talk
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- muteWithout voice or sound
taciturn · reticent · quiet · hush · unuttered · unexpressed · stone-faced · tight-lipped
nil
Nothing whatsoever
bupkis · squat · diddly-squat · love · cipher · aught · zippo · nix · null · zero
void
Without legal effect
hollowness · desolation · blank · hollow · empty · vacuous · unfilled · unoccupied · vacuity · emptied
abyss
Immeasurably profound depth
blackness · chasm · depths · expanse · infinity · limbo · vastness · emptiness · nonbeing · nullity
lack
Deficiency or absence
gap · deficiency · insufficiency · privation · scarcity · shortage · want · paucity · unavailability · nonappearance
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- meaninglessLacking significance or purpose
unimportant · negligible · trifling · petty · paltry · worthless · valueless · futile · pointless · frivolous
meaninglessness
Lack of significance
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- absurdismPhilosophy embracing existence's irrationality
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
fatalism · cynicism · anomie · despair · futility · purposelessness · hopelessness · disillusionment · bleakness
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
- unsaidNot expressed verbally
- speechlessUnable to talk
- wordlessLacking spoken content
mute · taciturn · reticent · quiet · hush · unuttered · unexpressed · stone-faced · tight-lipped
nothingsomebody
Unidentified individual
something · VIP · celebrity · bigwig · everything
nothingeverything
The complete set
completely · entirely · exactly · fully · totally
- nothing butExclusively one thing
- doing nothingAbsence of activity
- nothing specialLacking distinction or note
- better than nothingPreferable to having none
- for nothingAt zero cost
- say nothingRefrain from speaking