naught
noun/nɔt/
Frequency rank: #13,587 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Nothing; zero; a complete absence of result.
Example sentence
All his efforts came to naught when the project was cancelled at the last minute.
Synonyms & related words
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