zilches

noun

plural of zilch
1
as in numbers
a person of no importance or influence a passive and retiring little zilch of a person

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2
as in zeros
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the amount of money that we have coming in right now is zilch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zilches
  1. nobodies
  2. zeros
  3. ciphers
  4. goose eggs
  5. lightweights
  6. zips
  7. dwarfs
  8. insects
Noun
  • Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Definition of nobodies
Noun
  • For those on a budget with slightly less zeroes, RPM Bakehouse is a more laissez-faire, cafe-slash bakery.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Kids whose families had been chased out of half of Europe started the picture studios, the scrap yards that became fortunes, and eventually the software companies that created a whole new world of ones and zeros.
    — Anthony Scaramucci, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Definition of zeros
Noun
  • Consider a dashboard that shows applications, including keys and libraries; network traffic protocols and ciphers; hardware, such as HSMs and TPMs; and third-party dependencies, including cryptographic or software bills of materials.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • As zonky cross-generational ciphers go, the group’s debut, Strictly 4 the Scythe, is no Hypnotize Camp Posse, the amalgam of Three 6 Mafia and a grip of artists signed to their Hypnotize Minds label in the early 2000s.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of ciphers
Noun
  • In one of the biggest private-equity goose eggs on record, Thoma Bravo will lose its entire $5 billion equity stake.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
  • Pritchard has been a hit-or-miss scorer of late, notching single-digit point totals in four of his last eight games, including goose eggs against Philadelphia and Charlotte.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of goose eggs
Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of lightweights
Noun
  • Even packed with her belongings, the purse zips smoothly and doesn’t look bulky, which is a win for a mini bag.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • About 400 miles north of Hesperia, the highway zips out of California and into Nevada (around Topaz Lake), heads north for about 88 miles through Carson City and Reno, and then reenters the Golden State around Cold Springs.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
Definition of zips
Noun
  • As virality goes, this is not a big number, but the passion that the account has aroused dwarfs its reach.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Major props to the dwarfs who saw this as a convenient way to score help in the cleaning department.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of dwarfs
Noun
  • At best, marigolds confuse or repel soft-bodied insects in small areas, adds Rezk.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • Along the way, the insects can look and behave very differently at each stage.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of insects
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