emptiness

[emp-tee-nis] / ˈɛmp ti nɪs /

NOUN

void, bareness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desolation vacuum

STRONG

blank blankness chasm destitution exhaustion gap hollowness inanition vacancy vacuity waste

WEAK

depletedness desertedness

Antonyms

STRONG

closure

WEAK

capacity fill fullness

Example Sentences

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It was a strange emptiness, not hearing from Dad.

From Literature

Coulson's twin said she had been left with an overwhelming sense of emptiness.

From BBC

I know there’s only one way to deal with this feeling of emptiness, and that is to do more of the same.

From Literature

Maintaining this pleasant emptiness is no easy task, as ghosts of Charles’s past slowly begin to invade his idyll.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe I was too distracted by the nonstop vacations and fancy gifts to notice the emptiness in her eyes.

From Literature