chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toom
Adjective
  • At the corner of West Boulevard and Romare Bearden Drive, the majority of a 3.5-acre lot sits empty.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • The actor is actually photographed on an empty set, with one or two life-size props to give him his bearings; meanwhile, another camera superimposes the miniature set, in sync with the first camera.
    Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Banking has become functionally correct but emotionally devoid, with the industry swimming in a sea of sameness.
    Michael Abbott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Work and plans are changing what was once a barren landscape into a new neighborhood.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • As the moon progresses through the different phases of the lunar calendar, the sun's light throws new impact sites, barren plains, and swathes of broken landscapes into relief as prime targets for amateur astronomers wielding binoculars and backyard telescopes.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 June 2025
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“Toom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toom. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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