naught

noun

variants also nought
Definition of naughtnext
as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it my locker number is naught-seven-two

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Recent Examples of naught Even when the comeback seemed for naught when Stephon Castle was fouled after the Knicks had taken the lead and made two free throws to put San Antonio back ahead with 30 seconds left, the Knicks had one more rally in them. — Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Even when the comeback seemed for naught when Stephon Castle was fouled after the Knicks had taken the lead and made two free throws to put the Spurs back ahead with 30 seconds left, the Knicks had one more rally in them. — Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Hernandez’s second double of the game (and one of his nine hits in his past 20 at-bats) came with one out in the fourth and went for naught when Rushing and Kim struck out. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 All of that speculation was for naught. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for naught
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  1. nothing
  2. zero
  3. aught
Noun
  • While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of nothing
Noun
  • My number was a bother to my friends because of the two zeros.
    — Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These machines can crunch numbers at blinding speeds—more than a quintillion (that’s a one followed by 18 zeroes) operations a second—assuming they can be fed data fast enough.
    — Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of zero
Noun
  • The latest revival gained serious momentum on Miu Miu’s Fall/Winter 2026 runway, where models wore nostalgic zigzag headbands reminiscent of the ones Lizzie McGuire made iconic in the early aughts.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Back in the early aughts, former Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wanted to show his company could hand-build a high-performance vehicle that could compete with the very best coming out of Germany and Italy.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Naught.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naught. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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