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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
Spurs scored twice within 10 minutes of Duran coming on for Rogers, after which the game became stretched as Villa’s front two - both making forward runs – pulled the team lengthways and emptied midfield.
His paintings, unlike his drawings, consist largely of landscapes — nature scenes as well as overhead views of empty Austrian villages unperturbed by artists’ models or even the decently clothed.
“I feel like I’m constantly being filled … and emptied.”
In addition to increasing the release of insulin and slowing stomach emptying, GLP-1 analogs are thought to impact the brain’s reward circuits, leading to fewer cravings and decreased use.
Russia’s reaction may or may not be an empty threat.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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