Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for nothing

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

Syllables: for noth-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

adv

For no reason.

adv

For no reason.

Example Sentences

"I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity."
"I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a drawer without reading it!"
"A: Then he walked up to me and shoved me. B: What the hell? What for? A: For nothing!"
"A: Then she filed suit against the restaurant. B: What the hell? For what? A: For nothing! Not so much for allegedly being negligent as for having some money that she might shake down!"

Phrases

what for for what

Frequently Paired Words

what for for what

Synonyms

for no good reason

Antonyms

not for nothing with good reason

Questions

What does for nothing mean?: For free.

How to pronounce for nothing

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