| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a blank | an empty space |
| 2. | a bust | a total failure |
| 3. | a cipher | a person of no importance |
| 4. | a dud | something worthless |
| 5. | a flash in the pan | brief success, then nothing |
| 6. | a goner | something beyond saving |
| 7. | a joke | something not serious |
| 8. | a lemon | a defective item |
| 9. | a nonentity | someone insignificant |
| 10. | a nullity | something without legal effect |
| 11. | a wash | no gain or loss |
| 12. | absence | the state of not being present |
| 13. | air | something insubstantial |
| 14. | anyone’s guess | unknown; no clear answer |
| 15. | aridity | barrenness; lack of substance |
| 16. | ashes | what remains after burning |
| 17. | at a loss | without an answer |
| 18. | banality | emptiness of meaning |
| 19. | barely anything | almost nothing |
| 20. | barrenness | lack of growth or results |
| 21. | blank | empty; without content |
| 22. | blankness | an empty state |
| 23. | bupkis | nothing at all |
| 24. | cipher | a nobody; a zero |
| 25. | cluelessness | complete lack of knowledge |
| 26. | cold comfort | little consolation |
| 27. | diddly | nothing; very little |
| 28. | diddly-squat | absolutely nothing |
| 29. | didn’t amount to much | had little value |
| 30. | dirt | something worthless |
| 31. | dregs | the least valuable part |
| 32. | dust | fine, lifeless particles |
| 33. | emptiness | lack of content or meaning |
| 34. | empty air | nothing substantial |
| 35. | empty space | vacant area |
| 36. | empty-handed | with nothing gained |
| 37. | error | a miscalculation; no result |
| 38. | evanescence | quick fading into nothing |
| 39. | fade-out | gradual disappearance |
| 40. | failure | lack of success |
| 41. | fizzle | end without result |
| 42. | flop | a complete failure |
| 43. | fog | confusion; lack of clarity |
| 44. | for naught | without effect |
| 45. | futility | pointlessness; no result |
| 46. | ghost of a chance | almost no possibility |
| 47. | gone | no longer present |
| 48. | hardly a thing | almost nothing |
| 49. | hollow | empty inside |
| 50. | hollowness | lack of substance |
| 51. | idle talk | speech without meaning |
| 52. | inconsequence | lack of importance |
| 53. | insignificance | lack of meaning or value |
| 54. | jack | nothing at all |
| 55. | jack shit | absolutely nothing |
| 56. | lack | absence of something |
| 57. | less than nothing | worse than none |
| 58. | little | a very small amount |
| 59. | lost cause | hopeless effort |
| 60. | mere air | something unsubstantial |
| 61. | missing | not present |
| 62. | nada | nothing |
| 63. | naught | nothing |
| 64. | nil | zero amount |
| 65. | nix | nothing; none |
| 66. | no dice | no success |
| 67. | no joy | no luck; no result |
| 68. | no soap | no chance; no success |
| 69. | no such thing | it does not exist |
| 70. | no-show | failure to appear |
| 71. | nonexistence | state of not existing |
| 72. | nonsense | meaningless talk |
| 73. | nonstarter | something that cannot begin |
| 74. | not a bean | not even a small amount |
| 75. | not a bit | not at all |
| 76. | not a damn thing | absolutely nothing |
| 77. | not a drop | none at all |
| 78. | not a glimmer | not the slightest hint |
| 79. | not a jot | not the least amount |
| 80. | not a lick | not at all |
| 81. | not a peep | no sound or word |
| 82. | not a shred | not even a trace |
| 83. | not a sign | no evidence |
| 84. | not a stitch | nothing at all |
| 85. | not anything | nothing whatsoever |
| 86. | not worth a cent | having no value |
| 87. | nowhere | no place at all |
| 88. | null | having no value or effect |
| 89. | null set | set containing no elements |
| 90. | oblivion | state of being forgotten |
| 91. | out of thin air | from nowhere; without basis |
| 92. | pointlessness | lack of purpose |
| 93. | scratch | nothing gained; no progress |
| 94. | silence | absence of sound |
| 95. | smoke | something without substance |
| 96. | squat | nothing at all |
| 97. | the big zero | nothing; no score |
| 98. | the void | empty nothingness |
| 99. | thin air | something nonexistent |
| 100. | trifle | a thing of little value |

