No
No adverb - Not in any degree, way, or under any condition.
Usage example: this cake is no better than the last one we made
Nothing
Nothing adverb - Not in any degree, way, or under any condition.
Usage example: nothing daunted by the poor reception his first novel received, he proceeded to write another one
No and nothing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "No" instead the word "Nothing" as a noun or an adverb.
Nearby Word: nothingness
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No & Nothing. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/no/nothing>.
Nothing or No. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/no/nothing.
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