set at nought

verb

To treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.

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Meanings

verbset at nought (third-person singular simple present sets at nought, present participle setting at nought, simple past and past participle set at nought)

present singular third person sets at nought · participle present setting at nought · alternative set at naught

  1. archaicTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.

    Synonyms: discount, take no notice of, downplay, make little of, brush off, discount, disregard, dissemble

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.

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discounttake no notice ofdownplaymake little ofbrush offdiscountdisregarddissembledespiseignoremisheedmisregardneglectpasspass bypay no heedput asideshrug offslough
Also see
blackballdespisedissembleignoreostracizeoverlookpassplay downsinkslightunderestimateunderstate
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set at nought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20at%20nought

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“set at nought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20at%20nought. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set at nought,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20at%20nought.

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