zilch
Absolute complete absence
Zilch means nothing at all—zero, none, nada.
It emphasizes complete absence: I know zilch about cars, We got zilch for our trouble.
The word has a slightly comic or dismissive tone, often used when expectations were higher: After all that work, the payoff was zilch.
Borrowed zero
- bupkisNothing, in slang
- zipToothed sliding fastener
- goose eggSlang for zero
- diddly-squatInformal term for nothing
squat · nil · diddly · jack · zippo · nix · sweet FA · bugger all
Not a single one
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
- nilNothing whatsoever
- not anyTotal lack thereof
- no scoreZero points either side
love · duck · shutout · blank · goose egg · bagel · scoreless
Not any thing
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- voidWithout legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- emptinessAbsence of substance
absence · blank · null · naught · nought · zero · cipher · nonexistence
Lacking any value
- negligibleToo small to consider
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- paltryContemptibly meager
- meagerDeficient in quantity
inconsequential · meaningless · valueless · pointless · futile · fruitless · unproductive
nada
Borrowed zero
diddly-squat · squat · nil · diddly · jack · zippo · nix · sweet FA · bugger all · damn all
none
Not a single one
no score · love · duck · shutout · blank · goose egg · bagel · scoreless
nothing
Not any thing
- nothingnessComplete absence of existence
- voidWithout legal effect
- vacuumAbsence of matter
emptiness · absence · blank · null · naught · nought · zero · cipher · nonexistence · vacuity
worthless
Lacking any value
- negligibleToo small to consider
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- paltryContemptibly meager
meager · inconsequential · meaningless · valueless · pointless · futile · fruitless · unproductive