Authority
Authority noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.
Zero
Zero noun - A person of no importance or influence.
Usage example: those snobs on the cruise ship tried to make me feel like a complete zero
Nearby Words: zeroed, zeroing
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- He retained absolutely zero extra authority and was paid the same as any other salesman, but he routinely left out the "to the" in his title and behaved as if he was second in command.
Source: Kicked Upstairs -
This was more to give Suzaku her blessing and authority to catch Zero.
Source: Knighting - Zero Punctuation: Yeah, any governing body that calls itself "The Authority" probably aren't distributing free t-shirts to war widows, but I wish the game would establish that rather than just ask me to assume it.
Source: Offstage Villainy
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Zero and Authority. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/zero
Authority & Zero. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/zero>.
Zero or Authority. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/zero.
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