2
: containing nothing
void space
5
a
: being without something specified : devoid
a nature void of all malice
b
: having no members or examples
specifically, of a suit
: having no cards represented in a particular hand
voidness
noun
voided; voiding; voids
: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
voider
noun
Synonyms
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Examples of void in a Sentence
Adjective
This sales offer is void where prohibited by law.
an agreement is void if obtained by force
Noun
the great voids between galaxies
a repressed memory that left a huge void in her recollection of her adolescent years
Verb
The judge voided the contract.
Any unauthorized repairs will void the warranty.
Recent Examples on the Web
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
And that’s not even factoring in running back Christian McCaffrey, who doesn’t reach a void year until 2026 at an APY of $16 million and is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year (translation — most valuable non-quarterback).
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
And attorneys are warning that divorce settlements that call for frozen embryos to be destroyed may now be void.
—Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Broward circuit court, asks the court to declare the resolution approving the developer’s deviations from the city’s downtown master plan as void and unenforceable.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Zangs, who coached at St. Paul’s Johnson High School for several years before joining the Como Park Cougars, sees a development void in the Midway that will clearly impact the city’s high school teams like his own down the line.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Of the eight people who live on the left side of the duplex, seven were home when the blaze broke out, including an adult sibling who jumped from the second floor to escape the fire — which Roache said was able to spread quickly in an older home with a balloon frame and lots of void spaces.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Other Terms If any provision of these Terms of Service shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent.
—Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
Senate Bill 108 would add language to existing law saying that any ordinance adopted by a consolidated city between Dec. 31, 2022, and July 1, 2023, is void.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America’s news void in different ways.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
For weeks now, momentum has been building to abandon the presidential council’s formation and call on a justice from Haiti’s Supreme Court to step into the presidential void, left vacant by the 2021 assassination of Jovenel Moïse.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America's news void in different ways.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
But now, both candidates are rushing to fill the void with mainstream voters who often emerge as decision-makers in Arizona elections.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
In the absence of federal laws covering the use of AI to mimic a person’s likeness or voice, a patchwork of state laws have filled the void.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
With remote work, new risks emerged—voids in soft-skill learning and undocumented knowledge.
—Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The Huskies filled their voids quickly, hiring Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle to take over the basketball program and raiding Washington State for Pat Chun, who takes over as athletic director in Seattle immediately.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
After a Delaware judge voided his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package, Elon Musk has pulled his brain-implant company, Neuralink, out of the state.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
Tagami, who is not a party to ITS’ lawsuit against the city, already received a favorable ruling from a judge in January to continue pursuing the terminal after the city had tried to void his lease.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
What To Watch For Once a final judgment in the case is made, Musk will be able to appeal the ruling voiding his pay package.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Mayes asked a judge in December to void a confidentiality agreement between Ridges at Peoria and a family alleging neglect.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Why did the Delaware judge void Elon Musk's pay package?
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Were it completely voided, Musk would no longer be the world’s richest man, and would fall below Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and luxury goods mogul Bernard Arnualt.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
An Illinois bill would void contracts between libraries and publishers that include certain provisions, such as restricting a library’s right to determine loan periods for licensed electronic material.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
Adjective
That law, which was passed in 2020 at DeSantis’ behest, would likely be void.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
And that’s not even factoring in running back Christian McCaffrey, who doesn’t reach a void year until 2026 at an APY of $16 million and is the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year (translation — most valuable non-quarterback).
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
And attorneys are warning that divorce settlements that call for frozen embryos to be destroyed may now be void.
—Sabrina Malhi, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Broward circuit court, asks the court to declare the resolution approving the developer’s deviations from the city’s downtown master plan as void and unenforceable.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Zangs, who coached at St. Paul’s Johnson High School for several years before joining the Como Park Cougars, sees a development void in the Midway that will clearly impact the city’s high school teams like his own down the line.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Of the eight people who live on the left side of the duplex, seven were home when the blaze broke out, including an adult sibling who jumped from the second floor to escape the fire — which Roache said was able to spread quickly in an older home with a balloon frame and lots of void spaces.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Other Terms If any provision of these Terms of Service shall be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any partially enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent.
—Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
Senate Bill 108 would add language to existing law saying that any ordinance adopted by a consolidated city between Dec. 31, 2022, and July 1, 2023, is void.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
Noun
And the once-familiar sun becomes a black void in the sky surrounded by the glowing corona — that's the ghostly white ring that is the sun's atmosphere.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America’s news void in different ways.
—Heather Hollingsworth, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
For weeks now, momentum has been building to abandon the presidential council’s formation and call on a justice from Haiti’s Supreme Court to step into the presidential void, left vacant by the 2021 assassination of Jovenel Moïse.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
The move by The Daily Iowan, a nonprofit student paper for the University of Iowa, is believed to be a first, though other universities are stepping up to fill America's news void in different ways.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
But now, both candidates are rushing to fill the void with mainstream voters who often emerge as decision-makers in Arizona elections.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
In the absence of federal laws covering the use of AI to mimic a person’s likeness or voice, a patchwork of state laws have filled the void.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024
With remote work, new risks emerged—voids in soft-skill learning and undocumented knowledge.
—Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The Huskies filled their voids quickly, hiring Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle to take over the basketball program and raiding Washington State for Pat Chun, who takes over as athletic director in Seattle immediately.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Verb
League of United Latin American Citizens vs. Wilson stopped the law from ever taking effect, and mediation several years later formally voided it.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
After a Delaware judge voided his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package, Elon Musk has pulled his brain-implant company, Neuralink, out of the state.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
Tagami, who is not a party to ITS’ lawsuit against the city, already received a favorable ruling from a judge in January to continue pursuing the terminal after the city had tried to void his lease.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
What To Watch For Once a final judgment in the case is made, Musk will be able to appeal the ruling voiding his pay package.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Mayes asked a judge in December to void a confidentiality agreement between Ridges at Peoria and a family alleging neglect.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Why did the Delaware judge void Elon Musk's pay package?
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Were it completely voided, Musk would no longer be the world’s richest man, and would fall below Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and luxury goods mogul Bernard Arnualt.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
An Illinois bill would void contracts between libraries and publishers that include certain provisions, such as restricting a library’s right to determine loan periods for licensed electronic material.
—Susan Haigh, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Void.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/void. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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void
2 of 3 noun1
: empty space
2
: a feeling of want or hollowness
void
3 of 3 verb
: to make void
void a contract
Medical Definition
void
transitive verb
: to discharge or emit
void urine
: to eliminate solid or liquid waste from the body
frequent voiding
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