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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
  • At the void deck was a group of old men gathered around a stone table, bottles of beer open before them.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For now at least, the Dolphins are filling their running back void from within.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of void
Adjective
  • Matter is never worthless, but assigning it a price does not necessarily make its environmental and social costs disappear.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Fraud tools aren’t worthless, but too many merchants discover their limitations the hard way.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of worthless
Verb
  • The vice president also blasted Nixon, who is in an uphill race to defeat Moody, for supporting defunding the police and abolishing prisons.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Coleman later joins forces with HopesAndDrums for a house mix that calls for abolishing ICE.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolish
Adjective
  • But what was that invalid-fair-catch penalty on his next attempt?
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In the years that followed, Urbagestion argued that Abascal’s retention of the apartment was invalid and that the contract’s timing was no longer applicable.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of invalid
Adjective
  • Almost every house was then surrounded by adjacent empty lots that had been seized to ensure that no one else would build.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The paper towel dispenser was empty for the market’s employee restroom.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of empty
Verb
  • Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Forest Service says repealing the Roadless Rule would not immediately authorize roads, logging or mining in the Shawnee’s roadless areas.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • Cage previously starred in the first two Ghost Rider movies, a franchise now being revived by Ryan Gosling, and as Spider-Noir in both the animated Beyond the Spider-Verse films and the live-action series Prime Video just canceled.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • One Elk Grove City Council race is on the ballot this November, after two other races were canceled and the incumbents were appointed to new terms because no challengers filed to run.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancel
Verb
  • Rates actually continued to increase after the Society of Surgical Oncology adopted the guidelines in 2016, even though patients who received the biopsy were not more likely to survive or avoid recurrence.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Clapp said the firm focuses on avoiding highly leveraged companies and floating-rate debt, instead favoring investments with dependable cash flows to support clients over the long term.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Null.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/null. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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