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empty
adjective as in containing nothing
Strongest matches
bare, barren, blank, deserted, desolate, devoid, dry, hollow, unfilled, uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant
Strong matches
abandoned, clear, dead, deflated, depleted, desert, despoiled, evacuated, exhausted, forsaken, lacking, vacated, void, wanting, waste
Weak matches
destitute, godforsaken, hot-air, stark, unfurnished, vacuous
adjective as in fruitless, ineffective
Weak matches
aimless, banal, cheap, deadpan, dishonest, dumb, expressionless, fatuous, frivolous, futile, ignorant, inane, ineffectual, inexpressive, insincere, insipid, jejune, nugatory, otiose, paltry, purposeless, senseless, trivial, unintelligent, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, vacuous, vain, valueless, vapid
adjective as in hungry
verb as in remove contents
Example Sentences
The coasts of some Caribbean nations have emptied as of late, as fear of the growing U.S. military presence and bombings has risen.
The creature marched down the center aisle, her footsteps echoing through the cavernous space, until she found an empty corner.
One was the pandemic and its attendant lockdowns, which prompted people deprived of social contacts and customary entertainment pursuits to fill their empty hours day-trading stocks.
“If disclosures begin to feel formulaic or emotionally empty, investors may disengage—not because they don’t care, but because they no longer believe management disclosures tell them anything real,” Bar-Hava said.
Seeing the room emptied of Jeff’s bottles was one of the hardest moments, Pat recalled: “It was all so very different.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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