Get to know Naught better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like nothing or zippo.
Naught in a sentence
Related words
Naught meaning
Nothing.
Synonyms of Naught
Using Naught
- The main meaning on this page is: Nothing.
- Useful related words include: nothing, relative quantity, zippo, zip.
- In the example corpus, naught often appears in combinations such as: for naught, to naught, naught if.
Context around Naught
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Naught
- In this selection, "naught" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, came stand out and add context to how "naught" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all for naught and all for naught if we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "naught" sits close to words such as aadmi, aang and ably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with naught
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Vietnam rendered all of that into naught. (7 words)
He was physically weak and, compared to Sauron, his will was naught. (12 words)
Their last big break that went for naught came with 22.5 ticks left. (14 words)
The Kiwis didn't take long to inflict further damage with the ball, taking early scalps to have the tourists reeling at 45 for three at lunch, Smith removing both Joe Root for naught and Jacob Bethell. (37 words)
After the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in a 2011 armed uprising backed by Nato, there were plans to unify the disparate parts of the city under one local government, but they came to naught. (36 words)
That review came to naught when in February 2012, after up to 75 percent of the records had been declassified, the Navy changed course, deciding it would not make a public release of the records. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A loss for naught is simply a loss, and, in the comic, Rocket loses another friend — and without the Guardians of the Galaxy by his side, this is his only friend — for nothing.
He was physically weak and, compared to Sauron, his will was naught.
It's never ideal when a movie falls short of its expectations and these flops can feel even bigger when elaborate worlds, technology, and special effects are developed all for naught.
The child knows that its mother is near and that it has naught to fear.
Their last big break that went for naught came with 22.5 ticks left.
Vietnam rendered all of that into naught.
Welcome to Deadspin’s The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent universe.
As the video has over a thousand likes and comments, one user said, “Can you imagine being the last guy hit by an artillery shell dying for naught.
At such a juncture, any question mark on India’s integrity and sincerity in building infrastructure may act as a spoiler and bring all efforts to naught.
The Kiwis didn't take long to inflict further damage with the ball, taking early scalps to have the tourists reeling at 45 for three at lunch, Smith removing both Joe Root for naught and Jacob Bethell.
The season 2 premiere proved that the series' sophomore season was more than worth the wait and that the extra time showrunners had spent on perfecting the plot wasn't all for naught.
Langelier showed a modeling study that looked at the R0 value (R “naught,” the number of people a sick person will infect) compared to sensitivity and time.
That review came to naught when in February 2012, after up to 75 percent of the records had been declassified, the Navy changed course, deciding it would not make a public release of the records.
The efforts of the pro heroes have been for naught as the monster continues tearing through them, and now it's up to the kids.
These efforts are all for naught, if we do not stop the trafficking of the virus.
The warnings and intensified violence have brought us back at square one, leaving little hope for peace anytime soon with all the plans coming to naught.
We in the city government are doing everything humanly possible to stem the spread of the coronavirus but without the cooperation of the residents themselves, all these will just be put to naught.
While McConnell had successfully held up Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court, all of that effort would be for naught.
After the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in a 2011 armed uprising backed by Nato, there were plans to unify the disparate parts of the city under one local government, but they came to naught.
Alas, Daniel Radcliffe doesn't actually seem interested in playing Wolverine, so all the discussion and is all for naught.
Common combinations with naught
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- for naught 28×
- to naught 20×
- naught if 5×
- naught and 3×
- naught but 3×
- has naught 2×
- naught when 2×
- at naught 2×
- naught we 2×