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| Main Entry: | nothing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emptiness |
| Synonyms: | aught, bagatelle, blank, cipher, crumb, extinction, naught, nix, nobody, nonentity, nothingness, nullity, oblivion, scratch, trifle, void, wind, zero, zilch, zip, annihilation, diddly, duck egg, fly speck, goose egg, insignificancy, nihility, no thing, nonbeing, nonexistence, not anything, nought, obliteration, shutout, zippo, zot |
| Antonyms: | something |
| Main Entry: | nothing/nothingness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emptiness, nonexistence |
| Synonyms: | aught, blank, cipher, extinction, naught, nobody, nonentity, nullity, oblivion, trifle, void, wind*, zero*, zilch*, zip, annihilation, fly speck, insignificancy, nihility, nonbeing, not anything, nought, obliteration, shutout |
| Antonyms: | capacity, fullness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commonplace |
| Synonyms: | blah*, bland, common, conventional, corny, dumb, everyday, flat, hackneyed, hokey*, humdrum*, insipid, mundane, nothing, old hat, ordinary, pabulum*, pedestrian, square, stale, stereotyped, stock, stupid, tired, tripe, trite, unimaginative, unoriginal, vapid, watery, wishy-washy*, zero*, bromidic, clichéd, cornball, cornfed, dull as dishwater, ho hum, noplace, nowhere, platitudinous |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, original |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uninteresting |
| Synonyms: | arid, bomb*, bummer*, cloying, colorless, commonplace, dead*, drab, drag*, dull, flat*, humdrum, insipid, interminable, irksome, lifeless, monotonous, moth-eaten*, mundane, nothing, plebeian, prosaic, repetitious, routine, spiritless, stale, stereotyped, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, threadbare, tiresome, tiring, trite, unexciting, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, zero*, bromidic, characterless, drudging, ho hum, nowhere, platitudinous, unvaried, well-worn |
| Antonyms: | exciting, fascinating, interesting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cipher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | zero; nothingness |
| Synonyms: | blank, naught, nil, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nullity, squat, zilch, zip, diddly squat, goose egg, insignificancy, nada, nought, zippo, zot |
| Main Entry: | figurehead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is leader in name only |
| Synonyms: | cipher, front*, mouthpiece*, nonentity, nothing, puppet*, token, nominal head, straw boss, straw person, titular head |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lackluster |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, lifeless |
| Synonyms: | blah*, blind, boring, colorless, dark, dead, dim, drab, dry, flat*, laid-back*, leaden, nothing*, obscure, pabulum*, prosaic, unimaginative, uninspired, vanilla*, vapid, zero*, draggy, ho-hum, lusterless, matte, muted, sombre |
| Antonyms: | bright, enthusiastic, lively, shining, shiny, spirited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meaningless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without use, value, worth |
| Synonyms: | absurd, aimless, blank, doesn't cut it, double-talk*, doublespeak, empty, feckless, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, hollow, hot air*, inane, inconsequential, insignificant, insubstantial, nonsensical, nothing, nugatory, pointless, purportless, purposeless, senseless, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unmeaning, unpurposed, useless, vacant, vague, vain, valueless, vapid, worthless |
| Antonyms: | meaningful, significant, useful, valuable, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meek |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy; compliant |
| Synonyms: | deferential, docile, forbearing, gentle, humble, lenient, long-suffering, lowly, manageable, mild, modest, nothing, orderly, pabulum*, passive, patient, peaceful, plain, resigned, serene, soft, spineless, spiritless, subdued, submissive, tame, timid, tolerant, unassuming, unpretentious, weak, wishy-washy*, yielding, zero*, acquiescent, longanimous, milquetoast, unresisting, weak-kneed |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, immodest, impertinent, uninhibited, emboldened |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monotonous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all the same, remaining the same |
| Synonyms: | blah*, boring, colorless, dreary, dull, flat, humdrum*, nothing, pedestrian, prosaic, recurrent, repetitious, repetitive, soporific, tedious, tiresome, unchanged, unchanging, uniform, uninteresting, unvarying, wearisome, banausic, droning, dull as dishwater, flat as pancake, ho-hum, monotone, plodding, puts one to sleep, reiterated, samely, sing-song, toneless, treadmill, uninflected, unrelieved, unvaried, wearying |
| Antonyms: | changing, exciting, lively, variable, versatile, ever-changing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nil |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonexistent |
| Synonyms: | naught, nix*, none, nothing, zero, nihil, nought |
| Antonyms: | existing, existent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nobody/nonentity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person of little importance |
| Synonyms: | cipher, lightweight*, menial, nix*, nothing, parvenu*, squirt*, upstart, wimp*, zero*, zip, insignificancy, small potato |
| Antonyms: | somebody |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | none |
| Part of Speech: | pronoun |
| Definition: | not one thing |
| Synonyms: | nil, no one, nobody, nothing, zero, zilch*, no one at all, no part, not a bit, not a soul, not a thing, not any, not anyone, not anything, not one |
| Antonyms: | some |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | null |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ineffectual, valueless |
| Synonyms: | absent, bad, barren, imaginary, ineffective, inoperative, invalid, negative, nonexistent, nothing, null and void*, powerless, unavailing, unreal, useless, vain, void, worthless, characterless, inefficacious, unsanctioned |
| Antonyms: | effective, effectual, valid, valuable, worthwhile, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prosaic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unimaginative |
| Synonyms: | actual, banal, blah*, boring, clean, colorless, common, commonplace, dead*, drab, dry, dull, everyday, factual, flat*, hackneyed, humdrum*, irksome, lackluster, lifeless, literal, lowly, monotonous, mundane, nothing, ordinary, pabulum*, pedestrian, plebeian, practicable, practical, prose, routine, square, stale, tame, tedious, trite, uneventful, unexceptional, vanilla*, vapid, yawn*, zero*, diddly, garden-variety, ho-hum, lusterless, matter-of- fact, nowhere, platitudinous, prosy, uninspiring, workaday |
| Antonyms: | creative, imaginative, interesting, thinking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | puny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, insignificant |
| Synonyms: | diminutive, feeble, fragile, frail, inconsequential, inferior, infirm, little, measly*, minor, niggling*, nothing, paltry, peanut*, petty, picayune, piddling*, runt, stunted, tiny, trifling, trivial, two-bit*, underfed, undersized, undeveloped, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, wee*, worthless, zero*, zilch*, half-pint, peewee*, pint-sized, shrimp*, small time, small-fry, unconsequential, weakly |
| Antonyms: | big, giant, huge, large |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trinket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | knickknack |
| Synonyms: | bagatelle, bauble, bead, bibelot, curio, doodad*, gadget, gewgaw, gimcrack*, glass*, hardware, jewel, jewelry, junk, nothing*, novelty, objet d'art, ornament, plaything, rock*, sparkler, stone, toy, trifle, whatnot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unimportant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no real worth, value |
| Synonyms: | beside the point*, casual, frivolous, frothy, immaterial, inconsequential, indifferent, insignificant, irrelevant, little, meaningless, minor, minute, negligible, nonessential, nothing*, nugatory, null, paltry, petty, picayune, second-rate*, slight, trifling, trivial, unnecessary, useless, worthless, zero*, zilch*, zip*, inconsiderable, low-ranking, of no account, of no consequence, shoestring* |
| Antonyms: | big, important, relevant, serious, useful, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uninteresting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | boring, uneventful |
| Synonyms: | arid, banal, common, commonplace, depressing, dismal, drab, dreary, dry, dull, dusty*, flat, humdrum, insipid, irksome, jejune, monotonous, nothing*, pedestrian, prosaic, soporific, stale, stupid, tedious, tired, tiresome, trite, unexciting, wearisome, big yawn, bromidic, fatiguing, ho hum, nowhere, prosy, unenjoyable, unentertaining, uninspiring |
| Antonyms: | eventful, exciting, interesting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not of value |
| Synonyms: | base, beneath, blamable, contemptible, degrading, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, good-for-nothing, ignoble, improper, inappropriate, ineligible, inexcusable, nothing, offensive, recreant, reprehensible, shameful, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable, valueless, vile, wretched, wrong, no-account, no-good, not deserving, not fit, not good enough, not worth, out of place, unbefitting, undeserving, unmerited |
| Antonyms: | honorable, useful, valuable, worthwhile, worthy |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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