List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words -
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SYNONYMS:
empty, vacant, blank, void, bare, barren.
These adjectives describe what contains nothing and inferentially lacks what
it could or should have.
Empty
applies to what is without contents or substance: an empty box; an empty room;
empty promises.
Vacant
refers to what is without an occupant or incumbent: The auditorium is full of
vacant seats. The chairmanship is vacant. Figuratively the word refers to the
absence of intelligent meaning or thought: a vacant stare; a vacant mind.
Blank
stresses the absence of something, especially on a surface, that would convey
meaning or content: blank pages; a blank expression.
Void
applies to what is free from or completely destitute of discernible content:
space void of matter; gibberish void of all meaning.
Something that is
bare
lacks surface covering (trees standing bare in November; a bare head) or detail
(just the bare facts); the word also denotes the condition of being stripped of
contents or furnishings: The closet is bare.
Barren
stresses lack of productivity in both literal and figurative applications:
barren land; writing barren of insight.
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