nada

6 9.4

Nothing at all

noun
/ˈnɑːdə/

Informal

: nada

Of course, we are spending an incredible amount of time, money, and attention on something that will do nada to improve our schools.
zero, nada
zip, nada
get nada

Other times you press the power button and nada.

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Examples

There are no natural links that come from linking strategies—none, zippo, nada.

Blog text (6)
The GOP will do what they always do, which is zip, zero, nada.

Blog text (5)
That means no credit cards, no cash, nada.

Material Girls (2006)
There were no signs of life anywhere: persons, animals, insects, nada.

Fiction book (1991)
So far I have gotten nada, nothing, zilch.

Blog text (2)
None, zero, nada.

Blog text (4)
Unemployment benefits have 0, zilch, nada, nothing to do with the unemployment rate or participation rate.

Blog text (10)
He is offering nada for his old car, so I decided not to sell it.
In the end, all their efforts resulted in nada, which was disappointing for the team.
After searching for hours, I found nada in the empty box.

Synonyms

nothing

vsnada

∞ 1.0

Not anything of interest or value

is the general short term for absence rather than a specialized variant

none

vsnada

∞ 1.0

Not any of a group of people or things

covers that idea too but is often used as a simple standalone exclamation

squat

vsnada

Slang

54 8.1

An amount that is nothing

is the straightforward expression of absence rather than an idiomatic insult

zip

vsnada

Slang

43 8.1

Nothing at all often used informally to mean zero

is the plain absence term rather than the casual slang variant

nothingness

vsnada

32 7.2

A state with no people or things in it

expresses simple lack rather than the abstract philosophical state

naught

vsnada

Archaic

30 8.3

The state of having no value, result, or importance

is the everyday way to express lack rather than the formal term

nil

vsnada

20 5.1

No amount or value, meaning nothing at all

is the common colloquial absence expression rather than technical scoring use

nothin

vsnada

Informal

19 9.9

Not anything or zero

is the standard short expression rather than a nonstandard contraction

aught

vsnada

Archaic

15 9.9

Nothing of value or importance

shares that sense but is the more commonly used simple exclamation

zippo

vsnada

Archaic

8 9.9

Nothing at all

is the simple neutral way to express lack rather than the slang form

zilch

vsnada

Informal

7 8.5

Nothing at all

expresses absence too but lacks the strong slang emphasis

zero

vsnada

1.0

Having no amount or value

is similar but tends to be used more broadly in speech, not only measurements

nae

vsnada

9.9

No one or nothing in Scots dialect

is the neutral exclamation used across varieties rather than a dialect form

Antonyms

something

∞ 1.0

An unknown object or idea that is not named

everything

∞ 1.0

All the things or all that someone has

Compounds

NADA daiquiri

7.0

A cold fruit drink like a cocktail made without alcohol

Surface Forms

nada singular

nadas plural

Etymology

Nada comes from Spanish and means 'nothing', and English speakers often use it as a casual word too. A helpful way to remember it is to hear it like 'not a' — 'not a thing' — so nada simply means 'nothing'.