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adjective

ˈnəl How to pronounce null (audio)
Definition of nullnext
1
as in void
having no legal or binding force the contract was null because one party forgot to sign it

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2
as in worthless
having no usefulness that information is as null as no information at all

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verb

as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action asked the state court to null the election results because of widespread voting irregularities

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Recent Examples of null
Adjective
If Kyiv fires at Moscow without provocation, the agreement would be null, per CNN. — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2025 Morales, barred from running due to term limits and facing an arrest warrant on statutory rape charges, urged supporters to cast null ballots in protest. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ricart understood the changing dynamics in college football and was careful to include a contingency that would null the truck’s lease should Ewers transfer. — Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for null
Recent Examples of Synonyms for null
  1. void
  2. worthless
  3. abolish
  4. invalid
  5. empty
  6. repeal
  7. cancel
  8. avoid
Adjective
  • Buss said any such vote is void because the sale cannot be completed without her approval.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After those dates, any approvals would become invalid or void, as if they had never been granted.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of void
Adjective
  • The referee’s visual countdown may prove worthless if the player trotting off has his back to the official, which will invariably be the case.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of worthless
Verb
  • This July, the EU enacted one of their demands, abolishing the customs duty exemption below €150 and introducing a temporary €3 duty per item.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Others, like abolishing the Senate and Supreme Court, are more controversial and used by Republicans to hammer DSA candidates as out of step with the American mainstream.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of abolish
Adjective
  • An immigrant who overstays their short-term visa is already breaking the law, so the new policy will revoke visas that are already invalid, Martínez-Beltrán explains.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Smith added that the trial occurred right around the time a new rule regarding peremptory challenges — motions by either side that exclude a juror — went into effect, making several reasons given by prosecutors to challenge a juror invalid.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of invalid
Adjective
  • In the middle of a near-empty parking lot sat an old Chevy pickup truck, rust around the quarter-panels.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After a brief stay in a very creepy hospital (unsettlingly empty) Hal and John reunite.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • By contrast, Congress repealed federal restrictions and taxes on brewing beer for personal use in 1978.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, Williams helped lead a group of residents to introduce and pass ballot measures that repealed three of El Dorado Hills’ LLADs.
    — Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeal
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  • Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Flights to vacation destinations were canceled, delayed or rerouted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cancel
Verb
  • City officials asked people to avoid the downtown area where police are investigating the shooting.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some China watchers, however, are keeping their expectations low, as both sides appear to be more interested in avoiding moves that would risk their current trade truce.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Null.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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