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| Main Entry: | zero |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nothing |
| Synonyms: | aught, blank, bottom, cipher, love*, nadir, naught, nil*, nix*, nobody*, nonentity, nullity, oblivion, rock bottom*, scratch, void, zilch*, zip*, insignificancy, lowest point, nada, nought, ought, shutout, zot |
| Antonyms: | anything, being, something, thing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
-adjectives
not one, not a one, not any, nary a one [dial.]; not a, never a; not a whit of, not an iota of, not a drop of, not a speck of, not a jot; not a trace of, not a hint of, not a smidgen of, not a suspicion of, not a shadow of, neither hide nor hair of.
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| 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: | drab |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, colorless |
| Synonyms: | arid, blah*, bleak, boring, brown, cheerless, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, dry, faded, flat, gloomy, gray, grungy, lackluster, muddy, murky, run-down, same, shabby, somber, unchanging, uninspired, vapid, zero*, characterless, dull as dishwater, lusterless, subfuse |
| Antonyms: | bright, colorful, inspired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feeble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not strong; ineffective |
| Synonyms: | aged, ailing, chicken*, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, doddering, dopey*, effete, enervated, exhausted, failing, faint, flabby*, flat, fragile, frail, gentle, helpless, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffectual, inefficient, infirm, insubstantial, insufficient, lame, languid, low, paltry, poor, powerless, puny, sickly, slight, tame, thin, unconvincing, weak, weakened, woozy*, zero*, emasculated, enfeebled, etiolated, out of gas, sapless, strengthless, vitiated, weakly, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | able, effective, hardy, healthy, hearty, powerful, solid, sound, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | goal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, purpose of an action |
| Synonyms: | ambition, design, destination, duty, end, intent, intention, limit, mark, mission, object, objective, target, use, zero*, ground zero |
* = 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: | 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: | 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: | objective |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, goal |
| Synonyms: | ambition, aspiration, design, end, intention, mark, mission, object, purpose, target, zero*, end in view, ground zero |
* = 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: | spiritless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | depressed |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, blah*, blue*, broken, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, dopey*, down, down in the mouth*, downcast, downhearted, droopy, dull, enervated, flat*, inanimate, indifferent, lackadaisical, lackluster, languid, languishing, lifeless, limp, listless, low, melancholy, slothful, subdued, submissive, tame, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unmoved, zero*, cast down, down in the dumps, draggy, drippy, flat tire, languorous, melancholic, mopy |
| Antonyms: | energetic, happy, lively, spirited, uplifted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unimaginative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, predictable |
| Synonyms: | banal, barren, common, commonplace, derivative, dime a dozen, dry, flat, hackneyed, lifeless, matter-of-fact, ordinary, pabulum, pedestrian, prosaic, routine, square*, tame, tedious, trite, uninspired, unoriginal, usual, vanilla*, zero*, bromidic, dull as dishwater, ho hum, uncreative, unromantic, well-worn |
| Antonyms: | creative, imaginative, original |
* = 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: | vapid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flat, dull |
| Synonyms: | bland, boring, colorless, dead*, flavorless, inane, innocuous, insipid, jejune, least, lifeless, limp, nothing, stale, tame, tasteless, tedious, tiresome, unimaginative, uninteresting, unpalatable, vacant, vacuous, watery, weak, wishy-washy*, zero*, driveling, flat tire, milk-and-water, milquetoast, nowhere, uninspiring |
| Antonyms: | lively, pungent, sharp, spicy, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | zilch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nothing |
| Synonyms: | blank, naught, nothingness, void, zero, zip, diddly-squat, goose egg, hill of beans, insignificancy, nada, not anything, nought, zippo |
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