Synonyms of cipher

cipher 1 of 2

noun

ˈsī-fər 

1

as in nothing

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it

remember to put the cipher after the decimal point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nothing
• zero
• zip
• nil
• aught
• naught
• nought
• goose egg
• oh
• blank
• o
• zilch
• void

2

as in nobody

a person of no importance or influence

it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobody
• dwarf
• lightweight
• insect
• number
• shrimp
• zero
• nothing
• nonentity
• twerp
• half-pint
• puppet
• whippersnapper
• pigmy
• inferior
• nullity
• morsel
• zilch
• snippersnapper
• pygmy
• pip-squeak
• insignificancy
• no-name
• obscurity
• least
• figurehead
• nonperson
• noncelebrity
• mediocrity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• personage
• figure
• somebody
• eminence
• nabob
• magnate
• kingpin
• big wheel
• chief
• VIP
• leader
• head
• lead
• personality
• star
• celebrity
• planet
• notable
• bigwig
• kahuna
• luminary
• authority
• superstar
• big shot
• power
• superior
• party
• great power

cipher

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verb

as in to figure

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations

were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total

Synonyms & Similar Words

• figure
• calculate
• compute
• measure
• estimate
• work out
• sum
• assess
• divide
• figure out
• add
• subtract
• add up
• evaluate
• multiply
• reckon
• number
• gauge
• count
• average
• solve (for)
• allow (for)
• scale
• total
• totalize
• gage
• factor (in or into or out)
• deduct
• figure in
• rate
• tally
• value
• itemize
• appraise
• calibrate
• recompute
• recalculate
• refigure

Examples of cipher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There are codes and ciphers, ingenious means to safeguard information against prying eyes. —Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024

The characters are at once archetypes and ciphers: the mysteriously meandering Mélisande; her grim groom, Golaud; and Golaud’s fatally solicitous half brother, Pelléas. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

Verb